What is the Least Common Multiple of 74871 and 74881?

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 74871 and 74881 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74871 and 74881, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74871,74881) = 1
LCM(74871,74881) = ( 74871 × 74881) / 1
LCM(74871,74881) = 5606415351 / 1
LCM(74871,74881) = 5606415351

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74871 and 74881 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74871 and 74881. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74871 and 74881.

Prime Factorization of 74871

Prime Factorization of 74881

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74871 and 74881.

LCM(74871,74881) = 3³ × 47¹ × 59¹ × 103¹ × 727¹
LCM(74871,74881) = 5606415351