What is the Least Common Multiple of 71930 and 71950?

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 71930 and 71950 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71930 and 71950, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71930,71950) = 10
LCM(71930,71950) = ( 71930 × 71950) / 10
LCM(71930,71950) = 5175363500 / 10
LCM(71930,71950) = 517536350

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71930 and 71950 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71930 and 71950. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71930 and 71950.

Prime Factorization of 71930

Prime Factorization of 71950

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71930 and 71950.

LCM(71930,71950) = 2¹ × 5² × 7193¹ × 1439¹
LCM(71930,71950) = 517536350