What is the Least Common Multiple of 74416 and 74435?

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 74416 and 74435 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74416 and 74435, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74416,74435) = 1
LCM(74416,74435) = ( 74416 × 74435) / 1
LCM(74416,74435) = 5539154960 / 1
LCM(74416,74435) = 5539154960

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74416 and 74435 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74416 and 74435. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74416 and 74435.

Prime Factorization of 74416

Prime Factorization of 74435

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74416 and 74435.

LCM(74416,74435) = 2⁴ × 4651¹ × 5¹ × 14887¹
LCM(74416,74435) = 5539154960