What is the Least Common Multiple of 70579 and 70587?

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 70579 and 70587 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70579 and 70587, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70579,70587) = 1
LCM(70579,70587) = ( 70579 × 70587) / 1
LCM(70579,70587) = 4981959873 / 1
LCM(70579,70587) = 4981959873

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70579 and 70587 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70579 and 70587. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70579 and 70587.

Prime Factorization of 70579

Prime Factorization of 70587

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70579 and 70587.

LCM(70579,70587) = 163¹ × 433¹ × 3² × 11¹ × 23¹ × 31¹
LCM(70579,70587) = 4981959873