What is the Least Common Multiple of 70684 and 70702?

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 70684 and 70702 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70684 and 70702, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70684,70702) = 2
LCM(70684,70702) = ( 70684 × 70702) / 2
LCM(70684,70702) = 4997500168 / 2
LCM(70684,70702) = 2498750084

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70684 and 70702 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70684 and 70702. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70684 and 70702.

Prime Factorization of 70684

Prime Factorization of 70702

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70684 and 70702.

LCM(70684,70702) = 2² × 41¹ × 431¹ × 23¹ × 29¹ × 53¹
LCM(70684,70702) = 2498750084