What is the Least Common Multiple of 71695 and 71702?

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 71695 and 71702 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71695 and 71702, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71695,71702) = 1
LCM(71695,71702) = ( 71695 × 71702) / 1
LCM(71695,71702) = 5140674890 / 1
LCM(71695,71702) = 5140674890

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71695 and 71702 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71695 and 71702. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71695 and 71702.

Prime Factorization of 71695

Prime Factorization of 71702

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71695 and 71702.

LCM(71695,71702) = 5¹ × 13¹ × 1103¹ × 2¹ × 35851¹
LCM(71695,71702) = 5140674890