What is the Least Common Multiple of 32500 and 32515?

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 32500 and 32515 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 32500 and 32515, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(32500,32515) = 5
LCM(32500,32515) = ( 32500 × 32515) / 5
LCM(32500,32515) = 1056737500 / 5
LCM(32500,32515) = 211347500

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 32500 and 32515 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 32500 and 32515. First we will calculate the prime factors of 32500 and 32515.

Prime Factorization of 32500

Prime Factorization of 32515

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 32500 and 32515.

LCM(32500,32515) = 2² × 5⁴ × 13¹ × 7¹ × 929¹
LCM(32500,32515) = 211347500