What is the Least Common Multiple of 71635 and 71650?

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 71635 and 71650 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71635 and 71650, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71635,71650) = 5
LCM(71635,71650) = ( 71635 × 71650) / 5
LCM(71635,71650) = 5132647750 / 5
LCM(71635,71650) = 1026529550

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71635 and 71650 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71635 and 71650. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71635 and 71650.

Prime Factorization of 71635

Prime Factorization of 71650

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71635 and 71650.

LCM(71635,71650) = 5² × 14327¹ × 2¹ × 1433¹
LCM(71635,71650) = 1026529550