What is the Least Common Multiple of 74295 and 74311?

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 74295 and 74311 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74295 and 74311, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74295,74311) = 1
LCM(74295,74311) = ( 74295 × 74311) / 1
LCM(74295,74311) = 5520935745 / 1
LCM(74295,74311) = 5520935745

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74295 and 74311 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74295 and 74311. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74295 and 74311.

Prime Factorization of 74295

Prime Factorization of 74311

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74295 and 74311.

LCM(74295,74311) = 3² × 5¹ × 13¹ × 127¹ × 74311¹
LCM(74295,74311) = 5520935745