What is the Least Common Multiple of 74294 and 74301?

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 74294 and 74301 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74294 and 74301, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74294,74301) = 1
LCM(74294,74301) = ( 74294 × 74301) / 1
LCM(74294,74301) = 5520118494 / 1
LCM(74294,74301) = 5520118494

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74294 and 74301 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74294 and 74301. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74294 and 74301.

Prime Factorization of 74294

Prime Factorization of 74301

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74294 and 74301.

LCM(74294,74301) = 2¹ × 11² × 307¹ × 3¹ × 24767¹
LCM(74294,74301) = 5520118494