What is the Least Common Multiple of 70566 and 70572?

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 70566 and 70572 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70566 and 70572, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70566,70572) = 6
LCM(70566,70572) = ( 70566 × 70572) / 6
LCM(70566,70572) = 4979983752 / 6
LCM(70566,70572) = 829997292

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70566 and 70572 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70566 and 70572. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70566 and 70572.

Prime Factorization of 70566

Prime Factorization of 70572

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70566 and 70572.

LCM(70566,70572) = 2² × 3¹ × 19¹ × 619¹ × 5881¹
LCM(70566,70572) = 829997292