What is the Least Common Multiple of 71897 and 71906?

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 71897 and 71906 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71897 and 71906, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71897,71906) = 1
LCM(71897,71906) = ( 71897 × 71906) / 1
LCM(71897,71906) = 5169825682 / 1
LCM(71897,71906) = 5169825682

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71897 and 71906 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71897 and 71906. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71897 and 71906.

Prime Factorization of 71897

Prime Factorization of 71906

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71897 and 71906.

LCM(71897,71906) = 7¹ × 10271¹ × 2¹ × 157¹ × 229¹
LCM(71897,71906) = 5169825682