What is the Least Common Multiple of 74473 and 74491?

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 74473 and 74491 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74473 and 74491, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74473,74491) = 1
LCM(74473,74491) = ( 74473 × 74491) / 1
LCM(74473,74491) = 5547568243 / 1
LCM(74473,74491) = 5547568243

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74473 and 74491 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74473 and 74491. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74473 and 74491.

Prime Factorization of 74473

Prime Factorization of 74491

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74473 and 74491.

LCM(74473,74491) = 7¹ × 10639¹ × 163¹ × 457¹
LCM(74473,74491) = 5547568243