What is the Least Common Multiple of 71844 and 71860?

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 71844 and 71860 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71844 and 71860, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71844,71860) = 4
LCM(71844,71860) = ( 71844 × 71860) / 4
LCM(71844,71860) = 5162709840 / 4
LCM(71844,71860) = 1290677460

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71844 and 71860 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71844 and 71860. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71844 and 71860.

Prime Factorization of 71844

Prime Factorization of 71860

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71844 and 71860.

LCM(71844,71860) = 2² × 3¹ × 5987¹ × 5¹ × 3593¹
LCM(71844,71860) = 1290677460