What is the Least Common Multiple of 70820 and 70837?

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 70820 and 70837 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70820 and 70837, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70820,70837) = 1
LCM(70820,70837) = ( 70820 × 70837) / 1
LCM(70820,70837) = 5016676340 / 1
LCM(70820,70837) = 5016676340

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70820 and 70837 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70820 and 70837. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70820 and 70837.

Prime Factorization of 70820

Prime Factorization of 70837

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70820 and 70837.

LCM(70820,70837) = 2² × 5¹ × 3541¹ × 13¹ × 5449¹
LCM(70820,70837) = 5016676340