What is the Least Common Multiple of 70374 and 70382?

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 70374 and 70382 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70374 and 70382, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70374,70382) = 2
LCM(70374,70382) = ( 70374 × 70382) / 2
LCM(70374,70382) = 4953062868 / 2
LCM(70374,70382) = 2476531434

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70374 and 70382 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70374 and 70382. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70374 and 70382.

Prime Factorization of 70374

Prime Factorization of 70382

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70374 and 70382.

LCM(70374,70382) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 37¹ × 317¹ × 13¹ × 2707¹
LCM(70374,70382) = 2476531434