What is the Least Common Multiple of 70991 and 71011?

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 70991 and 71011 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70991 and 71011, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70991,71011) = 1
LCM(70991,71011) = ( 70991 × 71011) / 1
LCM(70991,71011) = 5041141901 / 1
LCM(70991,71011) = 5041141901

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70991 and 71011 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70991 and 71011. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70991 and 71011.

Prime Factorization of 70991

Prime Factorization of 71011

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70991 and 71011.

LCM(70991,71011) = 70991¹ × 71011¹
LCM(70991,71011) = 5041141901