What is the Least Common Multiple of 74398 and 74417?

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 74398 and 74417 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74398 and 74417, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74398,74417) = 1
LCM(74398,74417) = ( 74398 × 74417) / 1
LCM(74398,74417) = 5536475966 / 1
LCM(74398,74417) = 5536475966

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74398 and 74417 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74398 and 74417. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74398 and 74417.

Prime Factorization of 74398

Prime Factorization of 74417

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74398 and 74417.

LCM(74398,74417) = 2¹ × 37199¹ × 7¹ × 10631¹
LCM(74398,74417) = 5536475966