What is the Least Common Multiple of 74265 and 74275?

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 74265 and 74275 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74265 and 74275, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74265,74275) = 5
LCM(74265,74275) = ( 74265 × 74275) / 5
LCM(74265,74275) = 5516032875 / 5
LCM(74265,74275) = 1103206575

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74265 and 74275 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74265 and 74275. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74265 and 74275.

Prime Factorization of 74265

Prime Factorization of 74275

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74265 and 74275.

LCM(74265,74275) = 3¹ × 5² × 4951¹ × 2971¹
LCM(74265,74275) = 1103206575