What is the Least Common Multiple of 74541 and 74545?

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 74541 and 74545 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74541 and 74545, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74541,74545) = 1
LCM(74541,74545) = ( 74541 × 74545) / 1
LCM(74541,74545) = 5556658845 / 1
LCM(74541,74545) = 5556658845

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74541 and 74545 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74541 and 74545. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74541 and 74545.

Prime Factorization of 74541

Prime Factorization of 74545

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74541 and 74545.

LCM(74541,74545) = 3¹ × 24847¹ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 877¹
LCM(74541,74545) = 5556658845