What is the Least Common Multiple of 74197 and 74207?

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 74197 and 74207 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74197 and 74207, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74197,74207) = 1
LCM(74197,74207) = ( 74197 × 74207) / 1
LCM(74197,74207) = 5505936779 / 1
LCM(74197,74207) = 5505936779

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74197 and 74207 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74197 and 74207. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74197 and 74207.

Prime Factorization of 74197

Prime Factorization of 74207

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74197 and 74207.

LCM(74197,74207) = 74197¹ × 7¹ × 10601¹
LCM(74197,74207) = 5505936779