What is the Least Common Multiple of 70340 and 70352?

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 70340 and 70352 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70340 and 70352, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70340,70352) = 4
LCM(70340,70352) = ( 70340 × 70352) / 4
LCM(70340,70352) = 4948559680 / 4
LCM(70340,70352) = 1237139920

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70340 and 70352 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70340 and 70352. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70340 and 70352.

Prime Factorization of 70340

Prime Factorization of 70352

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70340 and 70352.

LCM(70340,70352) = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 3517¹ × 4397¹
LCM(70340,70352) = 1237139920