What is the Least Common Multiple of 74041 and 74045?

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 74041 and 74045 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74041 and 74045, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74041,74045) = 1
LCM(74041,74045) = ( 74041 × 74045) / 1
LCM(74041,74045) = 5482365845 / 1
LCM(74041,74045) = 5482365845

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74041 and 74045 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74041 and 74045. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74041 and 74045.

Prime Factorization of 74041

Prime Factorization of 74045

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74041 and 74045.

LCM(74041,74045) = 11¹ × 53¹ × 127¹ × 5¹ × 59¹ × 251¹
LCM(74041,74045) = 5482365845