What is the Least Common Multiple of 70762 and 70766?

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 70762 and 70766 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70762 and 70766, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70762,70766) = 2
LCM(70762,70766) = ( 70762 × 70766) / 2
LCM(70762,70766) = 5007543692 / 2
LCM(70762,70766) = 2503771846

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70762 and 70766 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70762 and 70766. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70762 and 70766.

Prime Factorization of 70762

Prime Factorization of 70766

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70762 and 70766.

LCM(70762,70766) = 2¹ × 35381¹ × 41¹ × 863¹
LCM(70762,70766) = 2503771846