What is the Least Common Multiple of 71260 and 71273?

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 71260 and 71273 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71260 and 71273, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71260,71273) = 1
LCM(71260,71273) = ( 71260 × 71273) / 1
LCM(71260,71273) = 5078913980 / 1
LCM(71260,71273) = 5078913980

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71260 and 71273 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71260 and 71273. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71260 and 71273.

Prime Factorization of 71260

Prime Factorization of 71273

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71260 and 71273.

LCM(71260,71273) = 2² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 509¹ × 263¹ × 271¹
LCM(71260,71273) = 5078913980