What is the Least Common Multiple of 73735 and 73750?

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 73735 and 73750 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73735 and 73750, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73735,73750) = 5
LCM(73735,73750) = ( 73735 × 73750) / 5
LCM(73735,73750) = 5437956250 / 5
LCM(73735,73750) = 1087591250

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73735 and 73750 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73735 and 73750. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73735 and 73750.

Prime Factorization of 73735

Prime Factorization of 73750

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73735 and 73750.

LCM(73735,73750) = 5⁴ × 14747¹ × 2¹ × 59¹
LCM(73735,73750) = 1087591250