What is the Least Common Multiple of 74270 and 74283?

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 74270 and 74283 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74270 and 74283, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74270,74283) = 1
LCM(74270,74283) = ( 74270 × 74283) / 1
LCM(74270,74283) = 5516998410 / 1
LCM(74270,74283) = 5516998410

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74270 and 74283 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74270 and 74283. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74270 and 74283.

Prime Factorization of 74270

Prime Factorization of 74283

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74270 and 74283.

LCM(74270,74283) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 1061¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 2251¹
LCM(74270,74283) = 5516998410