What is the Least Common Multiple of 71202 and 71222?

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 71202 and 71222 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71202 and 71222, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71202,71222) = 2
LCM(71202,71222) = ( 71202 × 71222) / 2
LCM(71202,71222) = 5071148844 / 2
LCM(71202,71222) = 2535574422

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71202 and 71222 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71202 and 71222. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71202 and 71222.

Prime Factorization of 71202

Prime Factorization of 71222

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71202 and 71222.

LCM(71202,71222) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11867¹ × 149¹ × 239¹
LCM(71202,71222) = 2535574422