What is the Least Common Multiple of 70951 and 70955?

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 70951 and 70955 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70951 and 70955, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70951,70955) = 1
LCM(70951,70955) = ( 70951 × 70955) / 1
LCM(70951,70955) = 5034328205 / 1
LCM(70951,70955) = 5034328205

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70951 and 70955 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70951 and 70955. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70951 and 70955.

Prime Factorization of 70951

Prime Factorization of 70955

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70951 and 70955.

LCM(70951,70955) = 70951¹ × 5¹ × 23¹ × 617¹
LCM(70951,70955) = 5034328205