What is the Least Common Multiple of 71859 and 71867?

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 71859 and 71867 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71859 and 71867, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71859,71867) = 1
LCM(71859,71867) = ( 71859 × 71867) / 1
LCM(71859,71867) = 5164290753 / 1
LCM(71859,71867) = 5164290753

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71859 and 71867 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71859 and 71867. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71859 and 71867.

Prime Factorization of 71859

Prime Factorization of 71867

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71859 and 71867.

LCM(71859,71867) = 3¹ × 17¹ × 1409¹ × 71867¹
LCM(71859,71867) = 5164290753