What is the Least Common Multiple of 71746 and 71765?

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 71746 and 71765 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71746 and 71765, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71746,71765) = 1
LCM(71746,71765) = ( 71746 × 71765) / 1
LCM(71746,71765) = 5148851690 / 1
LCM(71746,71765) = 5148851690

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71746 and 71765 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71746 and 71765. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71746 and 71765.

Prime Factorization of 71746

Prime Factorization of 71765

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71746 and 71765.

LCM(71746,71765) = 2¹ × 29¹ × 1237¹ × 5¹ × 31¹ × 463¹
LCM(71746,71765) = 5148851690