What is the Least Common Multiple of 71843 and 71863?

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 71843 and 71863 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71843 and 71863, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71843,71863) = 1
LCM(71843,71863) = ( 71843 × 71863) / 1
LCM(71843,71863) = 5162853509 / 1
LCM(71843,71863) = 5162853509

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71843 and 71863 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71843 and 71863. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71843 and 71863.

Prime Factorization of 71843

Prime Factorization of 71863

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71843 and 71863.

LCM(71843,71863) = 71843¹ × 11¹ × 47¹ × 139¹
LCM(71843,71863) = 5162853509