What is the Least Common Multiple of 70936 and 70951?

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 70936 and 70951 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70936 and 70951, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70936,70951) = 1
LCM(70936,70951) = ( 70936 × 70951) / 1
LCM(70936,70951) = 5032980136 / 1
LCM(70936,70951) = 5032980136

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70936 and 70951 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70936 and 70951. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70936 and 70951.

Prime Factorization of 70936

Prime Factorization of 70951

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70936 and 70951.

LCM(70936,70951) = 2³ × 8867¹ × 70951¹
LCM(70936,70951) = 5032980136