What is the Least Common Multiple of 70732 and 70737?

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 70732 and 70737 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70732 and 70737, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70732,70737) = 1
LCM(70732,70737) = ( 70732 × 70737) / 1
LCM(70732,70737) = 5003369484 / 1
LCM(70732,70737) = 5003369484

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70732 and 70737 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70732 and 70737. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70732 and 70737.

Prime Factorization of 70732

Prime Factorization of 70737

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70732 and 70737.

LCM(70732,70737) = 2² × 17683¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 19¹ × 73¹
LCM(70732,70737) = 5003369484