What is the Least Common Multiple of 71842 and 71852?

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 71842 and 71852 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71842 and 71852, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71842,71852) = 2
LCM(71842,71852) = ( 71842 × 71852) / 2
LCM(71842,71852) = 5161991384 / 2
LCM(71842,71852) = 2580995692

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71842 and 71852 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71842 and 71852. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71842 and 71852.

Prime Factorization of 71842

Prime Factorization of 71852

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71842 and 71852.

LCM(71842,71852) = 2² × 17¹ × 2113¹ × 11¹ × 23¹ × 71¹
LCM(71842,71852) = 2580995692