What is the Least Common Multiple of 74975 and 74983?

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 74975 and 74983 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74975 and 74983, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74975,74983) = 1
LCM(74975,74983) = ( 74975 × 74983) / 1
LCM(74975,74983) = 5621850425 / 1
LCM(74975,74983) = 5621850425

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74975 and 74983 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74975 and 74983. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74975 and 74983.

Prime Factorization of 74975

Prime Factorization of 74983

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74975 and 74983.

LCM(74975,74983) = 5² × 2999¹ × 167¹ × 449¹
LCM(74975,74983) = 5621850425