What is the Least Common Multiple of 71142 and 71154?

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 71142 and 71154 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71142 and 71154, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71142,71154) = 6
LCM(71142,71154) = ( 71142 × 71154) / 6
LCM(71142,71154) = 5062037868 / 6
LCM(71142,71154) = 843672978

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71142 and 71154 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71142 and 71154. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71142 and 71154.

Prime Factorization of 71142

Prime Factorization of 71154

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71142 and 71154.

LCM(71142,71154) = 2¹ × 3² × 71¹ × 167¹ × 59¹ × 67¹
LCM(71142,71154) = 843672978