What is the Least Common Multiple of 71903 and 71922?

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 71903 and 71922 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71903 and 71922, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71903,71922) = 1
LCM(71903,71922) = ( 71903 × 71922) / 1
LCM(71903,71922) = 5171407566 / 1
LCM(71903,71922) = 5171407566

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71903 and 71922 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71903 and 71922. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71903 and 71922.

Prime Factorization of 71903

Prime Factorization of 71922

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71903 and 71922.

LCM(71903,71922) = 13¹ × 5531¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 11987¹
LCM(71903,71922) = 5171407566