What is the Least Common Multiple of 74535 and 74551?

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 74535 and 74551 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74535 and 74551, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74535,74551) = 1
LCM(74535,74551) = ( 74535 × 74551) / 1
LCM(74535,74551) = 5556658785 / 1
LCM(74535,74551) = 5556658785

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74535 and 74551 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74535 and 74551. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74535 and 74551.

Prime Factorization of 74535

Prime Factorization of 74551

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74535 and 74551.

LCM(74535,74551) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 4969¹ × 74551¹
LCM(74535,74551) = 5556658785