What is the Least Common Multiple of 70461 and 70476?

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 70461 and 70476 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70461 and 70476, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70461,70476) = 3
LCM(70461,70476) = ( 70461 × 70476) / 3
LCM(70461,70476) = 4965809436 / 3
LCM(70461,70476) = 1655269812

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70461 and 70476 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70461 and 70476. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70461 and 70476.

Prime Factorization of 70461

Prime Factorization of 70476

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70461 and 70476.

LCM(70461,70476) = 3² × 7829¹ × 2² × 7¹ × 839¹
LCM(70461,70476) = 1655269812