What is the Least Common Multiple of 71975 and 71995?

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 71975 and 71995 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 71975 and 71995, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(71975,71995) = 5
LCM(71975,71995) = ( 71975 × 71995) / 5
LCM(71975,71995) = 5181840125 / 5
LCM(71975,71995) = 1036368025

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 71975 and 71995 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 71975 and 71995. First we will calculate the prime factors of 71975 and 71995.

Prime Factorization of 71975

Prime Factorization of 71995

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 71975 and 71995.

LCM(71975,71995) = 5² × 2879¹ × 7¹ × 11² × 17¹
LCM(71975,71995) = 1036368025