What is the Least Common Multiple of 70743 and 70762?

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 70743 and 70762 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70743 and 70762, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70743,70762) = 1
LCM(70743,70762) = ( 70743 × 70762) / 1
LCM(70743,70762) = 5005916166 / 1
LCM(70743,70762) = 5005916166

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70743 and 70762 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70743 and 70762. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70743 and 70762.

Prime Factorization of 70743

Prime Factorization of 70762

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70743 and 70762.

LCM(70743,70762) = 3¹ × 23581¹ × 2¹ × 35381¹
LCM(70743,70762) = 5005916166