What is the Least Common Multiple of 5195 and 5215?

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 5195 and 5215 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5195 and 5215, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5195,5215) = 5
LCM(5195,5215) = ( 5195 × 5215) / 5
LCM(5195,5215) = 27091925 / 5
LCM(5195,5215) = 5418385

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5195 and 5215 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5195 and 5215. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5195 and 5215.

Prime Factorization of 5195

Prime Factorization of 5215

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5195 and 5215.

LCM(5195,5215) = 5¹ × 1039¹ × 7¹ × 149¹
LCM(5195,5215) = 5418385