What is the Least Common Multiple of 70984 and 70994?

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 70984 and 70994 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70984 and 70994, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70984,70994) = 2
LCM(70984,70994) = ( 70984 × 70994) / 2
LCM(70984,70994) = 5039438096 / 2
LCM(70984,70994) = 2519719048

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70984 and 70994 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70984 and 70994. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70984 and 70994.

Prime Factorization of 70984

Prime Factorization of 70994

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70984 and 70994.

LCM(70984,70994) = 2³ × 19¹ × 467¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 461¹
LCM(70984,70994) = 2519719048