What is the Least Common Multiple of 74127 and 74146?

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 74127 and 74146 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74127 and 74146, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74127,74146) = 1
LCM(74127,74146) = ( 74127 × 74146) / 1
LCM(74127,74146) = 5496220542 / 1
LCM(74127,74146) = 5496220542

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74127 and 74146 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74127 and 74146. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74127 and 74146.

Prime Factorization of 74127

Prime Factorization of 74146

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74127 and 74146.

LCM(74127,74146) = 3¹ × 24709¹ × 2¹ × 131¹ × 283¹
LCM(74127,74146) = 5496220542