What is the Least Common Multiple of 70474 and 70486?

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 70474 and 70486 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70474 and 70486, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70474,70486) = 2
LCM(70474,70486) = ( 70474 × 70486) / 2
LCM(70474,70486) = 4967430364 / 2
LCM(70474,70486) = 2483715182

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70474 and 70486 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70474 and 70486. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70474 and 70486.

Prime Factorization of 70474

Prime Factorization of 70486

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70474 and 70486.

LCM(70474,70486) = 2¹ × 167¹ × 211¹ × 13¹ × 2711¹
LCM(70474,70486) = 2483715182