What is the Least Common Multiple of 74457 and 74471?

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 74457 and 74471 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74457 and 74471, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74457,74471) = 1
LCM(74457,74471) = ( 74457 × 74471) / 1
LCM(74457,74471) = 5544887247 / 1
LCM(74457,74471) = 5544887247

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74457 and 74471 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74457 and 74471. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74457 and 74471.

Prime Factorization of 74457

Prime Factorization of 74471

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74457 and 74471.

LCM(74457,74471) = 3² × 8273¹ × 74471¹
LCM(74457,74471) = 5544887247