What is the Least Common Multiple of 70952 and 70964?

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 70952 and 70964 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70952 and 70964, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70952,70964) = 4
LCM(70952,70964) = ( 70952 × 70964) / 4
LCM(70952,70964) = 5035037728 / 4
LCM(70952,70964) = 1258759432

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70952 and 70964 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70952 and 70964. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70952 and 70964.

Prime Factorization of 70952

Prime Factorization of 70964

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70952 and 70964.

LCM(70952,70964) = 2³ × 7² × 181¹ × 113¹ × 157¹
LCM(70952,70964) = 1258759432