What is the Least Common Multiple of 71626 and 71632?

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 71626 and 71632 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71626 and 71632, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71626,71632) = 2
LCM(71626,71632) = ( 71626 × 71632) / 2
LCM(71626,71632) = 5130713632 / 2
LCM(71626,71632) = 2565356816

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71626 and 71632 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71626 and 71632. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71626 and 71632.

Prime Factorization of 71626

Prime Factorization of 71632

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71626 and 71632.

LCM(71626,71632) = 2⁴ × 59¹ × 607¹ × 11² × 37¹
LCM(71626,71632) = 2565356816