What is the Least Common Multiple of 74644 and 74663?

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 74644 and 74663 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74644 and 74663, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74644,74663) = 1
LCM(74644,74663) = ( 74644 × 74663) / 1
LCM(74644,74663) = 5573144972 / 1
LCM(74644,74663) = 5573144972

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74644 and 74663 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74644 and 74663. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74644 and 74663.

Prime Factorization of 74644

Prime Factorization of 74663

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74644 and 74663.

LCM(74644,74663) = 2² × 18661¹ × 197¹ × 379¹
LCM(74644,74663) = 5573144972