What is the Least Common Multiple of 71824 and 71840?

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 71824 and 71840 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71824 and 71840, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71824,71840) = 16
LCM(71824,71840) = ( 71824 × 71840) / 16
LCM(71824,71840) = 5159836160 / 16
LCM(71824,71840) = 322489760

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71824 and 71840 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71824 and 71840. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71824 and 71840.

Prime Factorization of 71824

Prime Factorization of 71840

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71824 and 71840.

LCM(71824,71840) = 2⁵ × 67² × 5¹ × 449¹
LCM(71824,71840) = 322489760