What is the Least Common Multiple of 70738 and 70754?

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 70738 and 70754 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70738 and 70754, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70738,70754) = 2
LCM(70738,70754) = ( 70738 × 70754) / 2
LCM(70738,70754) = 5004996452 / 2
LCM(70738,70754) = 2502498226

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70738 and 70754 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70738 and 70754. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70738 and 70754.

Prime Factorization of 70738

Prime Factorization of 70754

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70738 and 70754.

LCM(70738,70754) = 2¹ × 113¹ × 313¹ × 17¹ × 2081¹
LCM(70738,70754) = 2502498226