What is the Least Common Multiple of 71838 and 71843?

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 71838 and 71843 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71838 and 71843, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71838,71843) = 1
LCM(71838,71843) = ( 71838 × 71843) / 1
LCM(71838,71843) = 5161057434 / 1
LCM(71838,71843) = 5161057434

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71838 and 71843 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71838 and 71843. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71838 and 71843.

Prime Factorization of 71838

Prime Factorization of 71843

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71838 and 71843.

LCM(71838,71843) = 2¹ × 3² × 13¹ × 307¹ × 71843¹
LCM(71838,71843) = 5161057434