What is the Least Common Multiple of 70948 and 70962?

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 70948 and 70962 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70948 and 70962, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70948,70962) = 2
LCM(70948,70962) = ( 70948 × 70962) / 2
LCM(70948,70962) = 5034611976 / 2
LCM(70948,70962) = 2517305988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70948 and 70962 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70948 and 70962. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70948 and 70962.

Prime Factorization of 70948

Prime Factorization of 70962

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70948 and 70962.

LCM(70948,70962) = 2² × 17737¹ × 3¹ × 11827¹
LCM(70948,70962) = 2517305988