What is the Least Common Multiple of 71738 and 71746?

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 71738 and 71746 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71738 and 71746, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71738,71746) = 2
LCM(71738,71746) = ( 71738 × 71746) / 2
LCM(71738,71746) = 5146914548 / 2
LCM(71738,71746) = 2573457274

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71738 and 71746 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71738 and 71746. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71738 and 71746.

Prime Factorization of 71738

Prime Factorization of 71746

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71738 and 71746.

LCM(71738,71746) = 2¹ × 35869¹ × 29¹ × 1237¹
LCM(71738,71746) = 2573457274