What is the Least Common Multiple of 6925 and 6937?

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 6925 and 6937 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6925 and 6937, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6925,6937) = 1
LCM(6925,6937) = ( 6925 × 6937) / 1
LCM(6925,6937) = 48038725 / 1
LCM(6925,6937) = 48038725

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6925 and 6937 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6925 and 6937. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6925 and 6937.

Prime Factorization of 6925

Prime Factorization of 6937

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6925 and 6937.

LCM(6925,6937) = 5² × 277¹ × 7¹ × 991¹
LCM(6925,6937) = 48038725