What is the Least Common Multiple of 71573 and 71582?

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 71573 and 71582 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71573 and 71582, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71573,71582) = 1
LCM(71573,71582) = ( 71573 × 71582) / 1
LCM(71573,71582) = 5123338486 / 1
LCM(71573,71582) = 5123338486

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71573 and 71582 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71573 and 71582. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71573 and 71582.

Prime Factorization of 71573

Prime Factorization of 71582

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71573 and 71582.

LCM(71573,71582) = 19¹ × 3767¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 5113¹
LCM(71573,71582) = 5123338486