What is the Least Common Multiple of 71668 and 71678?

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 71668 and 71678 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71668 and 71678, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71668,71678) = 2
LCM(71668,71678) = ( 71668 × 71678) / 2
LCM(71668,71678) = 5137018904 / 2
LCM(71668,71678) = 2568509452

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71668 and 71678 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71668 and 71678. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71668 and 71678.

Prime Factorization of 71668

Prime Factorization of 71678

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71668 and 71678.

LCM(71668,71678) = 2² × 19¹ × 23¹ × 41¹ × 35839¹
LCM(71668,71678) = 2568509452