What is the Least Common Multiple of 71665 and 71677?

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 71665 and 71677 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71665 and 71677, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71665,71677) = 1
LCM(71665,71677) = ( 71665 × 71677) / 1
LCM(71665,71677) = 5136732205 / 1
LCM(71665,71677) = 5136732205

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71665 and 71677 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71665 and 71677. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71665 and 71677.

Prime Factorization of 71665

Prime Factorization of 71677

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71665 and 71677.

LCM(71665,71677) = 5¹ × 11¹ × 1303¹ × 229¹ × 313¹
LCM(71665,71677) = 5136732205