What is the Least Common Multiple of 71682 and 71692?

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 71682 and 71692 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71682 and 71692, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71682,71692) = 2
LCM(71682,71692) = ( 71682 × 71692) / 2
LCM(71682,71692) = 5139025944 / 2
LCM(71682,71692) = 2569512972

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71682 and 71692 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71682 and 71692. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71682 and 71692.

Prime Factorization of 71682

Prime Factorization of 71692

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71682 and 71692.

LCM(71682,71692) = 2² × 3¹ × 13¹ × 919¹ × 17923¹
LCM(71682,71692) = 2569512972