What is the Least Common Multiple of 74671 and 74677?

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 74671 and 74677 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74671 and 74677, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74671,74677) = 1
LCM(74671,74677) = ( 74671 × 74677) / 1
LCM(74671,74677) = 5576206267 / 1
LCM(74671,74677) = 5576206267

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74671 and 74677 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74671 and 74677. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74671 and 74677.

Prime Factorization of 74671

Prime Factorization of 74677

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74671 and 74677.

LCM(74671,74677) = 89¹ × 839¹ × 53¹ × 1409¹
LCM(74671,74677) = 5576206267