What is the Least Common Multiple of 74199 and 74216?

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 74199 and 74216 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74199 and 74216, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74199,74216) = 1
LCM(74199,74216) = ( 74199 × 74216) / 1
LCM(74199,74216) = 5506752984 / 1
LCM(74199,74216) = 5506752984

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74199 and 74216 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74199 and 74216. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74199 and 74216.

Prime Factorization of 74199

Prime Factorization of 74216

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74199 and 74216.

LCM(74199,74216) = 3¹ × 24733¹ × 2³ × 9277¹
LCM(74199,74216) = 5506752984