What is the Least Common Multiple of 74697 and 74701?

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 74697 and 74701 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74697 and 74701, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74697,74701) = 1
LCM(74697,74701) = ( 74697 × 74701) / 1
LCM(74697,74701) = 5579940597 / 1
LCM(74697,74701) = 5579940597

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74697 and 74701 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74697 and 74701. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74697 and 74701.

Prime Factorization of 74697

Prime Factorization of 74701

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74697 and 74701.

LCM(74697,74701) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 3557¹ × 11¹ × 6791¹
LCM(74697,74701) = 5579940597