What is the Least Common Multiple of 74135 and 74147?

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 74135 and 74147 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74135 and 74147, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74135,74147) = 1
LCM(74135,74147) = ( 74135 × 74147) / 1
LCM(74135,74147) = 5496887845 / 1
LCM(74135,74147) = 5496887845

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74135 and 74147 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74135 and 74147. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74135 and 74147.

Prime Factorization of 74135

Prime Factorization of 74147

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74135 and 74147.

LCM(74135,74147) = 5¹ × 14827¹ × 53¹ × 1399¹
LCM(74135,74147) = 5496887845