What is the Least Common Multiple of 71832 and 71848?

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 71832 and 71848 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71832 and 71848, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71832,71848) = 8
LCM(71832,71848) = ( 71832 × 71848) / 8
LCM(71832,71848) = 5160985536 / 8
LCM(71832,71848) = 645123192

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71832 and 71848 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71832 and 71848. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71832 and 71848.

Prime Factorization of 71832

Prime Factorization of 71848

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71832 and 71848.

LCM(71832,71848) = 2³ × 3¹ × 41¹ × 73¹ × 7¹ × 1283¹
LCM(71832,71848) = 645123192