What is the Least Common Multiple of 5071 and 5082?

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 5071 and 5082 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5071 and 5082, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5071,5082) = 11
LCM(5071,5082) = ( 5071 × 5082) / 11
LCM(5071,5082) = 25770822 / 11
LCM(5071,5082) = 2342802

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5071 and 5082 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5071 and 5082. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5071 and 5082.

Prime Factorization of 5071

Prime Factorization of 5082

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5071 and 5082.

LCM(5071,5082) = 11² × 461¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹
LCM(5071,5082) = 2342802