What is the Least Common Multiple of 71530 and 71535?

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 71530 and 71535 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71530 and 71535, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71530,71535) = 5
LCM(71530,71535) = ( 71530 × 71535) / 5
LCM(71530,71535) = 5116898550 / 5
LCM(71530,71535) = 1023379710

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71530 and 71535 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71530 and 71535. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71530 and 71535.

Prime Factorization of 71530

Prime Factorization of 71535

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71530 and 71535.

LCM(71530,71535) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 23¹ × 311¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 251¹
LCM(71530,71535) = 1023379710