What is the Least Common Multiple of 70694 and 70706?

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 70694 and 70706 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70694 and 70706, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70694,70706) = 2
LCM(70694,70706) = ( 70694 × 70706) / 2
LCM(70694,70706) = 4998489964 / 2
LCM(70694,70706) = 2499244982

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70694 and 70706 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70694 and 70706. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70694 and 70706.

Prime Factorization of 70694

Prime Factorization of 70706

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70694 and 70706.

LCM(70694,70706) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 2719¹ × 35353¹
LCM(70694,70706) = 2499244982