What is the Least Common Multiple of 6575 and 6590?

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 6575 and 6590 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6575 and 6590, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6575,6590) = 5
LCM(6575,6590) = ( 6575 × 6590) / 5
LCM(6575,6590) = 43329250 / 5
LCM(6575,6590) = 8665850

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6575 and 6590 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6575 and 6590. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6575 and 6590.

Prime Factorization of 6575

Prime Factorization of 6590

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6575 and 6590.

LCM(6575,6590) = 5² × 263¹ × 2¹ × 659¹
LCM(6575,6590) = 8665850