What is the Least Common Multiple of 74451 and 74463?

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 74451 and 74463 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74451 and 74463, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74451,74463) = 3
LCM(74451,74463) = ( 74451 × 74463) / 3
LCM(74451,74463) = 5543844813 / 3
LCM(74451,74463) = 1847948271

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74451 and 74463 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74451 and 74463. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74451 and 74463.

Prime Factorization of 74451

Prime Factorization of 74463

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74451 and 74463.

LCM(74451,74463) = 3¹ × 13¹ × 23¹ × 83¹ × 24821¹
LCM(74451,74463) = 1847948271