What is the Least Common Multiple of 71334 and 71346?

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 71334 and 71346 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71334 and 71346, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71334,71346) = 6
LCM(71334,71346) = ( 71334 × 71346) / 6
LCM(71334,71346) = 5089395564 / 6
LCM(71334,71346) = 848232594

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71334 and 71346 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71334 and 71346. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71334 and 71346.

Prime Factorization of 71334

Prime Factorization of 71346

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71334 and 71346.

LCM(71334,71346) = 2¹ × 3³ × 1321¹ × 11¹ × 23¹ × 47¹
LCM(71334,71346) = 848232594