What is the Least Common Multiple of 74415 and 74427?

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 74415 and 74427 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74415 and 74427, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74415,74427) = 3
LCM(74415,74427) = ( 74415 × 74427) / 3
LCM(74415,74427) = 5538485205 / 3
LCM(74415,74427) = 1846161735

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74415 and 74427 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74415 and 74427. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74415 and 74427.

Prime Factorization of 74415

Prime Factorization of 74427

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74415 and 74427.

LCM(74415,74427) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 11² × 41¹ × 24809¹
LCM(74415,74427) = 1846161735