What is the Least Common Multiple of 61856 and 61866?

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 61856 and 61866 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 61856 and 61866, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(61856,61866) = 2
LCM(61856,61866) = ( 61856 × 61866) / 2
LCM(61856,61866) = 3826783296 / 2
LCM(61856,61866) = 1913391648

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 61856 and 61866 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 61856 and 61866. First we will calculate the prime factors of 61856 and 61866.

Prime Factorization of 61856

Prime Factorization of 61866

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 61856 and 61866.

LCM(61856,61866) = 2⁵ × 1933¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 491¹
LCM(61856,61866) = 1913391648