What is the Least Common Multiple of 70994 and 71002?

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 70994 and 71002 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70994 and 71002, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70994,71002) = 2
LCM(70994,71002) = ( 70994 × 71002) / 2
LCM(70994,71002) = 5040715988 / 2
LCM(70994,71002) = 2520357994

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70994 and 71002 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70994 and 71002. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70994 and 71002.

Prime Factorization of 70994

Prime Factorization of 71002

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70994 and 71002.

LCM(70994,71002) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 461¹ × 131¹ × 271¹
LCM(70994,71002) = 2520357994