What is the Least Common Multiple of 70478 and 70482?

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 70478 and 70482 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70478 and 70482, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70478,70482) = 2
LCM(70478,70482) = ( 70478 × 70482) / 2
LCM(70478,70482) = 4967430396 / 2
LCM(70478,70482) = 2483715198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70478 and 70482 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70478 and 70482. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70478 and 70482.

Prime Factorization of 70478

Prime Factorization of 70482

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70478 and 70482.

LCM(70478,70482) = 2¹ × 131¹ × 269¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 691¹
LCM(70478,70482) = 2483715198