What is the Least Common Multiple of 5015 and 5034?

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 5015 and 5034 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5015 and 5034, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5015,5034) = 1
LCM(5015,5034) = ( 5015 × 5034) / 1
LCM(5015,5034) = 25245510 / 1
LCM(5015,5034) = 25245510

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5015 and 5034 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5015 and 5034. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5015 and 5034.

Prime Factorization of 5015

Prime Factorization of 5034

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5015 and 5034.

LCM(5015,5034) = 5¹ × 17¹ × 59¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 839¹
LCM(5015,5034) = 25245510