What is the Least Common Multiple of 74463 and 74479?

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 74463 and 74479 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74463 and 74479, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74463,74479) = 1
LCM(74463,74479) = ( 74463 × 74479) / 1
LCM(74463,74479) = 5545929777 / 1
LCM(74463,74479) = 5545929777

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74463 and 74479 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74463 and 74479. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74463 and 74479.

Prime Factorization of 74463

Prime Factorization of 74479

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74463 and 74479.

LCM(74463,74479) = 3¹ × 24821¹ × 71¹ × 1049¹
LCM(74463,74479) = 5545929777