What is the Least Common Multiple of 74343 and 74359?

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 74343 and 74359 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74343 and 74359, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74343,74359) = 1
LCM(74343,74359) = ( 74343 × 74359) / 1
LCM(74343,74359) = 5528071137 / 1
LCM(74343,74359) = 5528071137

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74343 and 74359 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74343 and 74359. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74343 and 74359.

Prime Factorization of 74343

Prime Factorization of 74359

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74343 and 74359.

LCM(74343,74359) = 3¹ × 24781¹ × 23¹ × 53¹ × 61¹
LCM(74343,74359) = 5528071137