What is the Least Common Multiple of 74997 and 75006?

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 74997 and 75006 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74997 and 75006, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74997,75006) = 9
LCM(74997,75006) = ( 74997 × 75006) / 9
LCM(74997,75006) = 5625224982 / 9
LCM(74997,75006) = 625024998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74997 and 75006 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74997 and 75006. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74997 and 75006.

Prime Factorization of 74997

Prime Factorization of 75006

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74997 and 75006.

LCM(74997,75006) = 3⁴ × 13¹ × 641¹ × 2¹ × 463¹
LCM(74997,75006) = 625024998