What is the Least Common Multiple of 71950 and 71967?

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 71950 and 71967 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71950 and 71967, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71950,71967) = 1
LCM(71950,71967) = ( 71950 × 71967) / 1
LCM(71950,71967) = 5178025650 / 1
LCM(71950,71967) = 5178025650

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71950 and 71967 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71950 and 71967. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71950 and 71967.

Prime Factorization of 71950

Prime Factorization of 71967

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71950 and 71967.

LCM(71950,71967) = 2¹ × 5² × 1439¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 23¹ × 149¹
LCM(71950,71967) = 5178025650