What is the Least Common Multiple of 70516 and 70534?

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 70516 and 70534 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70516 and 70534, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70516,70534) = 2
LCM(70516,70534) = ( 70516 × 70534) / 2
LCM(70516,70534) = 4973775544 / 2
LCM(70516,70534) = 2486887772

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70516 and 70534 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70516 and 70534. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70516 and 70534.

Prime Factorization of 70516

Prime Factorization of 70534

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70516 and 70534.

LCM(70516,70534) = 2² × 17² × 61¹ × 35267¹
LCM(70516,70534) = 2486887772