What is the Least Common Multiple of 74996 and 75004?

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 74996 and 75004 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74996 and 75004, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74996,75004) = 4
LCM(74996,75004) = ( 74996 × 75004) / 4
LCM(74996,75004) = 5624999984 / 4
LCM(74996,75004) = 1406249996

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74996 and 75004 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74996 and 75004. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74996 and 75004.

Prime Factorization of 74996

Prime Factorization of 75004

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74996 and 75004.

LCM(74996,75004) = 2² × 18749¹ × 17¹ × 1103¹
LCM(74996,75004) = 1406249996