What is the Least Common Multiple of 71743 and 71759?

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 71743 and 71759 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71743 and 71759, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71743,71759) = 1
LCM(71743,71759) = ( 71743 × 71759) / 1
LCM(71743,71759) = 5148205937 / 1
LCM(71743,71759) = 5148205937

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71743 and 71759 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71743 and 71759. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71743 and 71759.

Prime Factorization of 71743

Prime Factorization of 71759

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71743 and 71759.

LCM(71743,71759) = 7¹ × 37¹ × 277¹ × 73¹ × 983¹
LCM(71743,71759) = 5148205937