What is the Least Common Multiple of 71982 and 71989?

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 71982 and 71989 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71982 and 71989, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71982,71989) = 1
LCM(71982,71989) = ( 71982 × 71989) / 1
LCM(71982,71989) = 5181912198 / 1
LCM(71982,71989) = 5181912198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71982 and 71989 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71982 and 71989. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71982 and 71989.

Prime Factorization of 71982

Prime Factorization of 71989

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71982 and 71989.

LCM(71982,71989) = 2¹ × 3³ × 31¹ × 43¹ × 193¹ × 373¹
LCM(71982,71989) = 5181912198