What is the Least Common Multiple of 74533 and 74544?

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 74533 and 74544 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74533 and 74544, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74533,74544) = 1
LCM(74533,74544) = ( 74533 × 74544) / 1
LCM(74533,74544) = 5555987952 / 1
LCM(74533,74544) = 5555987952

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74533 and 74544 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74533 and 74544. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74533 and 74544.

Prime Factorization of 74533

Prime Factorization of 74544

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74533 and 74544.

LCM(74533,74544) = 73¹ × 1021¹ × 2⁴ × 3¹ × 1553¹
LCM(74533,74544) = 5555987952