What is the Least Common Multiple of 75003 and 75018?

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 75003 and 75018 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 75003 and 75018, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(75003,75018) = 3
LCM(75003,75018) = ( 75003 × 75018) / 3
LCM(75003,75018) = 5626575054 / 3
LCM(75003,75018) = 1875525018

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 75003 and 75018 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 75003 and 75018. First we will calculate the prime factors of 75003 and 75018.

Prime Factorization of 75003

Prime Factorization of 75018

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 75003 and 75018.

LCM(75003,75018) = 3¹ × 23¹ × 1087¹ × 2¹ × 12503¹
LCM(75003,75018) = 1875525018