What is the Least Common Multiple of 70869 and 70877?

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 70869 and 70877 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70869 and 70877, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70869,70877) = 1
LCM(70869,70877) = ( 70869 × 70877) / 1
LCM(70869,70877) = 5022982113 / 1
LCM(70869,70877) = 5022982113

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70869 and 70877 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70869 and 70877. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70869 and 70877.

Prime Factorization of 70869

Prime Factorization of 70877

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70869 and 70877.

LCM(70869,70877) = 3¹ × 23623¹ × 70877¹
LCM(70869,70877) = 5022982113