What is the Least Common Multiple of 70486 and 70500?

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 70486 and 70500 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70486 and 70500, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70486,70500) = 2
LCM(70486,70500) = ( 70486 × 70500) / 2
LCM(70486,70500) = 4969263000 / 2
LCM(70486,70500) = 2484631500

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70486 and 70500 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70486 and 70500. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70486 and 70500.

Prime Factorization of 70486

Prime Factorization of 70500

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70486 and 70500.

LCM(70486,70500) = 2² × 13¹ × 2711¹ × 3¹ × 5³ × 47¹
LCM(70486,70500) = 2484631500