What is the Least Common Multiple of 3055 and 3065?

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 3055 and 3065 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 3055 and 3065, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(3055,3065) = 5
LCM(3055,3065) = ( 3055 × 3065) / 5
LCM(3055,3065) = 9363575 / 5
LCM(3055,3065) = 1872715

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 3055 and 3065 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 3055 and 3065. First we will calculate the prime factors of 3055 and 3065.

Prime Factorization of 3055

Prime Factorization of 3065

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 3055 and 3065.

LCM(3055,3065) = 5¹ × 13¹ × 47¹ × 613¹
LCM(3055,3065) = 1872715