What is the Least Common Multiple of 74201 and 74215?

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 74201 and 74215 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74201 and 74215, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74201,74215) = 1
LCM(74201,74215) = ( 74201 × 74215) / 1
LCM(74201,74215) = 5506827215 / 1
LCM(74201,74215) = 5506827215

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74201 and 74215 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74201 and 74215. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74201 and 74215.

Prime Factorization of 74201

Prime Factorization of 74215

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74201 and 74215.

LCM(74201,74215) = 74201¹ × 5¹ × 14843¹
LCM(74201,74215) = 5506827215