What is the Least Common Multiple of 70540 and 70545?

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 70540 and 70545 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70540 and 70545, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70540,70545) = 5
LCM(70540,70545) = ( 70540 × 70545) / 5
LCM(70540,70545) = 4976244300 / 5
LCM(70540,70545) = 995248860

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70540 and 70545 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70540 and 70545. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70540 and 70545.

Prime Factorization of 70540

Prime Factorization of 70545

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70540 and 70545.

LCM(70540,70545) = 2² × 5¹ × 3527¹ × 3¹ × 4703¹
LCM(70540,70545) = 995248860