What is the Least Common Multiple of 74403 and 74422?

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 74403 and 74422 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74403 and 74422, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74403,74422) = 1
LCM(74403,74422) = ( 74403 × 74422) / 1
LCM(74403,74422) = 5537220066 / 1
LCM(74403,74422) = 5537220066

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74403 and 74422 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74403 and 74422. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74403 and 74422.

Prime Factorization of 74403

Prime Factorization of 74422

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74403 and 74422.

LCM(74403,74422) = 3² × 7¹ × 1181¹ × 2¹ × 127¹ × 293¹
LCM(74403,74422) = 5537220066