What is the Least Common Multiple of 70718 and 70730?

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 70730 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 70730, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70718,70730) = 2
LCM(70718,70730) = ( 70718 × 70730) / 2
LCM(70718,70730) = 5001884140 / 2
LCM(70718,70730) = 2500942070

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70718 and 70730 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70718 and 70730. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70718 and 70730.

Prime Factorization of 70718

Prime Factorization of 70730

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70718 and 70730.

LCM(70718,70730) = 2¹ × 19¹ × 1861¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 643¹
LCM(70718,70730) = 2500942070