What is the Least Common Multiple of 70921 and 70936?

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 70921 and 70936 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70921 and 70936, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70921,70936) = 1
LCM(70921,70936) = ( 70921 × 70936) / 1
LCM(70921,70936) = 5030852056 / 1
LCM(70921,70936) = 5030852056

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70921 and 70936 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70921 and 70936. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70921 and 70936.

Prime Factorization of 70921

Prime Factorization of 70936

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70921 and 70936.

LCM(70921,70936) = 70921¹ × 2³ × 8867¹
LCM(70921,70936) = 5030852056