What is the Least Common Multiple of 74125 and 74135?

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 74125 and 74135 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74125 and 74135, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74125,74135) = 5
LCM(74125,74135) = ( 74125 × 74135) / 5
LCM(74125,74135) = 5495256875 / 5
LCM(74125,74135) = 1099051375

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74125 and 74135 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74125 and 74135. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74125 and 74135.

Prime Factorization of 74125

Prime Factorization of 74135

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74125 and 74135.

LCM(74125,74135) = 5³ × 593¹ × 14827¹
LCM(74125,74135) = 1099051375