What is the Least Common Multiple of 74321 and 74341?

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 74321 and 74341 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74321 and 74341, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74321,74341) = 1
LCM(74321,74341) = ( 74321 × 74341) / 1
LCM(74321,74341) = 5525097461 / 1
LCM(74321,74341) = 5525097461

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74321 and 74341 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74321 and 74341. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74321 and 74341.

Prime Factorization of 74321

Prime Factorization of 74341

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74321 and 74341.

LCM(74321,74341) = 13¹ × 5717¹ × 17¹ × 4373¹
LCM(74321,74341) = 5525097461