What is the Least Common Multiple of 70388 and 70408?

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 70388 and 70408 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70388 and 70408, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70388,70408) = 4
LCM(70388,70408) = ( 70388 × 70408) / 4
LCM(70388,70408) = 4955878304 / 4
LCM(70388,70408) = 1238969576

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70388 and 70408 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70388 and 70408. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70388 and 70408.

Prime Factorization of 70388

Prime Factorization of 70408

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70388 and 70408.

LCM(70388,70408) = 2³ × 17597¹ × 13¹ × 677¹
LCM(70388,70408) = 1238969576