What is the Least Common Multiple of 71004 and 71018?

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 71004 and 71018 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71004 and 71018, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71004,71018) = 2
LCM(71004,71018) = ( 71004 × 71018) / 2
LCM(71004,71018) = 5042562072 / 2
LCM(71004,71018) = 2521281036

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71004 and 71018 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71004 and 71018. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71004 and 71018.

Prime Factorization of 71004

Prime Factorization of 71018

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71004 and 71018.

LCM(71004,71018) = 2² × 3¹ × 61¹ × 97¹ × 35509¹
LCM(71004,71018) = 2521281036