What is the Least Common Multiple of 75980 and 75997?

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 75980 and 75997 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 75980 and 75997, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(75980,75997) = 1
LCM(75980,75997) = ( 75980 × 75997) / 1
LCM(75980,75997) = 5774252060 / 1
LCM(75980,75997) = 5774252060

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 75980 and 75997 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 75980 and 75997. First we will calculate the prime factors of 75980 and 75997.

Prime Factorization of 75980

Prime Factorization of 75997

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 75980 and 75997.

LCM(75980,75997) = 2² × 5¹ × 29¹ × 131¹ × 75997¹
LCM(75980,75997) = 5774252060