What is the Least Common Multiple of 70881 and 70897?

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 70881 and 70897 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70881 and 70897, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70881,70897) = 1
LCM(70881,70897) = ( 70881 × 70897) / 1
LCM(70881,70897) = 5025250257 / 1
LCM(70881,70897) = 5025250257

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70881 and 70897 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70881 and 70897. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70881 and 70897.

Prime Factorization of 70881

Prime Factorization of 70897

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70881 and 70897.

LCM(70881,70897) = 3¹ × 23627¹ × 31¹ × 2287¹
LCM(70881,70897) = 5025250257