What is the Least Common Multiple of 70311 and 70318?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 70311 and 70318 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70311 and 70318, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70311,70318) = 1
LCM(70311,70318) = ( 70311 × 70318) / 1
LCM(70311,70318) = 4944128898 / 1
LCM(70311,70318) = 4944128898

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70311 and 70318 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70311 and 70318. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70311 and 70318.

Prime Factorization of 70311

Prime Factorization of 70318

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70311 and 70318.

LCM(70311,70318) = 3¹ × 23¹ × 1019¹ × 2¹ × 35159¹
LCM(70311,70318) = 4944128898