What is the Least Common Multiple of 70599 and 70605?

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 70599 and 70605 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70599 and 70605, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70599,70605) = 3
LCM(70599,70605) = ( 70599 × 70605) / 3
LCM(70599,70605) = 4984642395 / 3
LCM(70599,70605) = 1661547465

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70599 and 70605 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70599 and 70605. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70599 and 70605.

Prime Factorization of 70599

Prime Factorization of 70605

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70599 and 70605.

LCM(70599,70605) = 3³ × 101¹ × 233¹ × 5¹ × 523¹
LCM(70599,70605) = 1661547465