What is the Least Common Multiple of 74418 and 74437?

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 74418 and 74437 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74418 and 74437, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74418,74437) = 1
LCM(74418,74437) = ( 74418 × 74437) / 1
LCM(74418,74437) = 5539452666 / 1
LCM(74418,74437) = 5539452666

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74418 and 74437 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74418 and 74437. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74418 and 74437.

Prime Factorization of 74418

Prime Factorization of 74437

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74418 and 74437.

LCM(74418,74437) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 79¹ × 157¹ × 11¹ × 67¹ × 101¹
LCM(74418,74437) = 5539452666