What is the Least Common Multiple of 74980 and 74995?

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 74980 and 74995 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74980 and 74995, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74980,74995) = 5
LCM(74980,74995) = ( 74980 × 74995) / 5
LCM(74980,74995) = 5623125100 / 5
LCM(74980,74995) = 1124625020

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74980 and 74995 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74980 and 74995. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74980 and 74995.

Prime Factorization of 74980

Prime Factorization of 74995

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74980 and 74995.

LCM(74980,74995) = 2² × 5¹ × 23¹ × 163¹ × 53¹ × 283¹
LCM(74980,74995) = 1124625020