What is the Least Common Multiple of 70711 and 70718?

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 70711 and 70718 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70711 and 70718, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70711,70718) = 1
LCM(70711,70718) = ( 70711 × 70718) / 1
LCM(70711,70718) = 5000540498 / 1
LCM(70711,70718) = 5000540498

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70711 and 70718 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70711 and 70718. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70711 and 70718.

Prime Factorization of 70711

Prime Factorization of 70718

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70711 and 70718.

LCM(70711,70718) = 31¹ × 2281¹ × 2¹ × 19¹ × 1861¹
LCM(70711,70718) = 5000540498