What is the Least Common Multiple of 71955 and 71963?

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 71955 and 71963 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71955 and 71963, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71955,71963) = 1
LCM(71955,71963) = ( 71955 × 71963) / 1
LCM(71955,71963) = 5178097665 / 1
LCM(71955,71963) = 5178097665

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71955 and 71963 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71955 and 71963. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71955 and 71963.

Prime Factorization of 71955

Prime Factorization of 71963

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71955 and 71963.

LCM(71955,71963) = 3³ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 41¹ × 71963¹
LCM(71955,71963) = 5178097665