What is the Least Common Multiple of 71661 and 71667?

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 71661 and 71667 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71661 and 71667, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71661,71667) = 3
LCM(71661,71667) = ( 71661 × 71667) / 3
LCM(71661,71667) = 5135728887 / 3
LCM(71661,71667) = 1711909629

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71661 and 71667 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71661 and 71667. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71661 and 71667.

Prime Factorization of 71661

Prime Factorization of 71667

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71661 and 71667.

LCM(71661,71667) = 3² × 23887¹ × 7963¹
LCM(71661,71667) = 1711909629