What is the Least Common Multiple of 74444 and 74455?

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 74444 and 74455 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74444 and 74455, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74444,74455) = 1
LCM(74444,74455) = ( 74444 × 74455) / 1
LCM(74444,74455) = 5542728020 / 1
LCM(74444,74455) = 5542728020

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74444 and 74455 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74444 and 74455. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74444 and 74455.

Prime Factorization of 74444

Prime Factorization of 74455

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74444 and 74455.

LCM(74444,74455) = 2² × 37¹ × 503¹ × 5¹ × 14891¹
LCM(74444,74455) = 5542728020