What is the Least Common Multiple of 70396 and 70404?

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 70396 and 70404 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70396 and 70404, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70396,70404) = 4
LCM(70396,70404) = ( 70396 × 70404) / 4
LCM(70396,70404) = 4956159984 / 4
LCM(70396,70404) = 1239039996

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70396 and 70404 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70396 and 70404. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70396 and 70404.

Prime Factorization of 70396

Prime Factorization of 70404

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70396 and 70404.

LCM(70396,70404) = 2² × 17599¹ × 3¹ × 5867¹
LCM(70396,70404) = 1239039996