What is the Least Common Multiple of 74503 and 74521?

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 74503 and 74521 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74503 and 74521, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74503,74521) = 1
LCM(74503,74521) = ( 74503 × 74521) / 1
LCM(74503,74521) = 5552038063 / 1
LCM(74503,74521) = 5552038063

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74503 and 74521 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74503 and 74521. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74503 and 74521.

Prime Factorization of 74503

Prime Factorization of 74521

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74503 and 74521.

LCM(74503,74521) = 11¹ × 13¹ × 521¹ × 74521¹
LCM(74503,74521) = 5552038063