What is the Least Common Multiple of 70739 and 70744?

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 70739 and 70744 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70739 and 70744, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70739,70744) = 1
LCM(70739,70744) = ( 70739 × 70744) / 1
LCM(70739,70744) = 5004359816 / 1
LCM(70739,70744) = 5004359816

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70739 and 70744 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70739 and 70744. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70739 and 70744.

Prime Factorization of 70739

Prime Factorization of 70744

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70739 and 70744.

LCM(70739,70744) = 127¹ × 557¹ × 2³ × 37¹ × 239¹
LCM(70739,70744) = 5004359816