What is the Least Common Multiple of 74891 and 74901?

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 74891 and 74901 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74891 and 74901, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74891,74901) = 1
LCM(74891,74901) = ( 74891 × 74901) / 1
LCM(74891,74901) = 5609410791 / 1
LCM(74891,74901) = 5609410791

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74891 and 74901 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74891 and 74901. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74891 and 74901.

Prime Factorization of 74891

Prime Factorization of 74901

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74891 and 74901.

LCM(74891,74901) = 74891¹ × 3¹ × 24967¹
LCM(74891,74901) = 5609410791