What is the Least Common Multiple of 70902 and 70917?

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 70902 and 70917 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70902 and 70917, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70902,70917) = 3
LCM(70902,70917) = ( 70902 × 70917) / 3
LCM(70902,70917) = 5028157134 / 3
LCM(70902,70917) = 1676052378

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70902 and 70917 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70902 and 70917. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70902 and 70917.

Prime Factorization of 70902

Prime Factorization of 70917

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70902 and 70917.

LCM(70902,70917) = 2¹ × 3³ × 13¹ × 101¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 307¹
LCM(70902,70917) = 1676052378