What is the Least Common Multiple of 70536 and 70551?

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 70536 and 70551 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70536 and 70551, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70536,70551) = 3
LCM(70536,70551) = ( 70536 × 70551) / 3
LCM(70536,70551) = 4976385336 / 3
LCM(70536,70551) = 1658795112

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70536 and 70551 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70536 and 70551. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70536 and 70551.

Prime Factorization of 70536

Prime Factorization of 70551

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70536 and 70551.

LCM(70536,70551) = 2³ × 3⁴ × 2939¹ × 13¹ × 67¹
LCM(70536,70551) = 1658795112