What is the Least Common Multiple of 70944 and 70961?

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 70944 and 70961 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70944 and 70961, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70944,70961) = 1
LCM(70944,70961) = ( 70944 × 70961) / 1
LCM(70944,70961) = 5034257184 / 1
LCM(70944,70961) = 5034257184

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70944 and 70961 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70944 and 70961. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70944 and 70961.

Prime Factorization of 70944

Prime Factorization of 70961

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70944 and 70961.

LCM(70944,70961) = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 739¹ × 11¹ × 6451¹
LCM(70944,70961) = 5034257184