What is the Least Common Multiple of 71394 and 71412?

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 71394 and 71412 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71394 and 71412, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71394,71412) = 6
LCM(71394,71412) = ( 71394 × 71412) / 6
LCM(71394,71412) = 5098388328 / 6
LCM(71394,71412) = 849731388

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71394 and 71412 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71394 and 71412. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71394 and 71412.

Prime Factorization of 71394

Prime Factorization of 71412

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71394 and 71412.

LCM(71394,71412) = 2² × 3¹ × 73¹ × 163¹ × 11¹ × 541¹
LCM(71394,71412) = 849731388