What is the Least Common Multiple of 74488 and 74495?

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 74488 and 74495 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74488 and 74495, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74488,74495) = 1
LCM(74488,74495) = ( 74488 × 74495) / 1
LCM(74488,74495) = 5548983560 / 1
LCM(74488,74495) = 5548983560

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74488 and 74495 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74488 and 74495. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74488 and 74495.

Prime Factorization of 74488

Prime Factorization of 74495

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74488 and 74495.

LCM(74488,74495) = 2³ × 9311¹ × 5¹ × 47¹ × 317¹
LCM(74488,74495) = 5548983560