What is the Least Common Multiple of 74011 and 74017?

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 74011 and 74017 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74011 and 74017, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74011,74017) = 1
LCM(74011,74017) = ( 74011 × 74017) / 1
LCM(74011,74017) = 5478072187 / 1
LCM(74011,74017) = 5478072187

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74011 and 74017 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74011 and 74017. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74011 and 74017.

Prime Factorization of 74011

Prime Factorization of 74017

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74011 and 74017.

LCM(74011,74017) = 7¹ × 97¹ × 109¹ × 74017¹
LCM(74011,74017) = 5478072187