What is the Least Common Multiple of 74495 and 74515?

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 74495 and 74515 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74495 and 74515, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74495,74515) = 5
LCM(74495,74515) = ( 74495 × 74515) / 5
LCM(74495,74515) = 5550994925 / 5
LCM(74495,74515) = 1110198985

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74495 and 74515 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74495 and 74515. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74495 and 74515.

Prime Factorization of 74495

Prime Factorization of 74515

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74495 and 74515.

LCM(74495,74515) = 5¹ × 47¹ × 317¹ × 7¹ × 2129¹
LCM(74495,74515) = 1110198985