What is the Least Common Multiple of 71360 and 71375?

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 71360 and 71375 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71360 and 71375, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71360,71375) = 5
LCM(71360,71375) = ( 71360 × 71375) / 5
LCM(71360,71375) = 5093320000 / 5
LCM(71360,71375) = 1018664000

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71360 and 71375 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71360 and 71375. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71360 and 71375.

Prime Factorization of 71360

Prime Factorization of 71375

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71360 and 71375.

LCM(71360,71375) = 2⁶ × 5³ × 223¹ × 571¹
LCM(71360,71375) = 1018664000