What is the Least Common Multiple of 70998 and 71017?

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 70998 and 71017 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70998 and 71017, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70998,71017) = 1
LCM(70998,71017) = ( 70998 × 71017) / 1
LCM(70998,71017) = 5042064966 / 1
LCM(70998,71017) = 5042064966

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70998 and 71017 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70998 and 71017. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70998 and 71017.

Prime Factorization of 70998

Prime Factorization of 71017

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70998 and 71017.

LCM(70998,71017) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11833¹ × 47¹ × 1511¹
LCM(70998,71017) = 5042064966