What is the Least Common Multiple of 70468 and 70477?

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 70468 and 70477 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70468 and 70477, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70468,70477) = 1
LCM(70468,70477) = ( 70468 × 70477) / 1
LCM(70468,70477) = 4966373236 / 1
LCM(70468,70477) = 4966373236

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70468 and 70477 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70468 and 70477. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70468 and 70477.

Prime Factorization of 70468

Prime Factorization of 70477

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70468 and 70477.

LCM(70468,70477) = 2² × 79¹ × 223¹ × 11¹ × 43¹ × 149¹
LCM(70468,70477) = 4966373236