What is the Least Common Multiple of 70496 and 70504?

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 70496 and 70504 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70496 and 70504, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70496,70504) = 8
LCM(70496,70504) = ( 70496 × 70504) / 8
LCM(70496,70504) = 4970249984 / 8
LCM(70496,70504) = 621281248

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70496 and 70504 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70496 and 70504. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70496 and 70504.

Prime Factorization of 70496

Prime Factorization of 70504

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70496 and 70504.

LCM(70496,70504) = 2⁵ × 2203¹ × 7¹ × 1259¹
LCM(70496,70504) = 621281248