What is the Least Common Multiple of 70696 and 70714?

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 70696 and 70714 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70696 and 70714, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70696,70714) = 2
LCM(70696,70714) = ( 70696 × 70714) / 2
LCM(70696,70714) = 4999196944 / 2
LCM(70696,70714) = 2499598472

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70696 and 70714 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70696 and 70714. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70696 and 70714.

Prime Factorization of 70696

Prime Factorization of 70714

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70696 and 70714.

LCM(70696,70714) = 2³ × 8837¹ × 7¹ × 5051¹
LCM(70696,70714) = 2499598472