What is the Least Common Multiple of 70926 and 70932?

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 70926 and 70932 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70926 and 70932, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70926,70932) = 6
LCM(70926,70932) = ( 70926 × 70932) / 6
LCM(70926,70932) = 5030923032 / 6
LCM(70926,70932) = 838487172

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70926 and 70932 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70926 and 70932. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70926 and 70932.

Prime Factorization of 70926

Prime Factorization of 70932

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70926 and 70932.

LCM(70926,70932) = 2² × 3¹ × 11821¹ × 23¹ × 257¹
LCM(70926,70932) = 838487172