What is the Least Common Multiple of 70718 and 70726?

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 70718 and 70726 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70718 and 70726, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70718,70726) = 2
LCM(70718,70726) = ( 70718 × 70726) / 2
LCM(70718,70726) = 5001601268 / 2
LCM(70718,70726) = 2500800634

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70718 and 70726 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70718 and 70726. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70718 and 70726.

Prime Factorization of 70718

Prime Factorization of 70726

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70718 and 70726.

LCM(70718,70726) = 2¹ × 19¹ × 1861¹ × 35363¹
LCM(70718,70726) = 2500800634