What is the Least Common Multiple of 74989 and 74999?

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 74989 and 74999 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74989 and 74999, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74989,74999) = 1
LCM(74989,74999) = ( 74989 × 74999) / 1
LCM(74989,74999) = 5624100011 / 1
LCM(74989,74999) = 5624100011

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74989 and 74999 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74989 and 74999. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74989 and 74999.

Prime Factorization of 74989

Prime Factorization of 74999

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74989 and 74999.

LCM(74989,74999) = 31¹ × 41¹ × 59¹ × 37¹ × 2027¹
LCM(74989,74999) = 5624100011