What is the Least Common Multiple of 71887 and 71894?

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 71887 and 71894 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71887 and 71894, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71887,71894) = 1
LCM(71887,71894) = ( 71887 × 71894) / 1
LCM(71887,71894) = 5168243978 / 1
LCM(71887,71894) = 5168243978

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71887 and 71894 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71887 and 71894. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71887 and 71894.

Prime Factorization of 71887

Prime Factorization of 71894

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71887 and 71894.

LCM(71887,71894) = 71887¹ × 2¹ × 103¹ × 349¹
LCM(71887,71894) = 5168243978