What is the Least Common Multiple of 74249 and 74255?

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 74249 and 74255 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74249 and 74255, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74249,74255) = 1
LCM(74249,74255) = ( 74249 × 74255) / 1
LCM(74249,74255) = 5513359495 / 1
LCM(74249,74255) = 5513359495

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74249 and 74255 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74249 and 74255. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74249 and 74255.

Prime Factorization of 74249

Prime Factorization of 74255

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74249 and 74255.

LCM(74249,74255) = 7¹ × 10607¹ × 5¹ × 14851¹
LCM(74249,74255) = 5513359495