What is the Least Common Multiple of 70660 and 70666?

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 70660 and 70666 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70660 and 70666, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70660,70666) = 2
LCM(70660,70666) = ( 70660 × 70666) / 2
LCM(70660,70666) = 4993259560 / 2
LCM(70660,70666) = 2496629780

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70660 and 70666 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70660 and 70666. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70660 and 70666.

Prime Factorization of 70660

Prime Factorization of 70666

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70660 and 70666.

LCM(70660,70666) = 2² × 5¹ × 3533¹ × 89¹ × 397¹
LCM(70660,70666) = 2496629780