What is the Least Common Multiple of 71156 and 71166?

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 71156 and 71166 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71156 and 71166, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71156,71166) = 2
LCM(71156,71166) = ( 71156 × 71166) / 2
LCM(71156,71166) = 5063887896 / 2
LCM(71156,71166) = 2531943948

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71156 and 71166 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71156 and 71166. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71156 and 71166.

Prime Factorization of 71156

Prime Factorization of 71166

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71156 and 71166.

LCM(71156,71166) = 2² × 17789¹ × 3¹ × 29¹ × 409¹
LCM(71156,71166) = 2531943948