What is the Least Common Multiple of 74953 and 74965?

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 74953 and 74965 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74953 and 74965, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74953,74965) = 1
LCM(74953,74965) = ( 74953 × 74965) / 1
LCM(74953,74965) = 5618851645 / 1
LCM(74953,74965) = 5618851645

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74953 and 74965 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74953 and 74965. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74953 and 74965.

Prime Factorization of 74953

Prime Factorization of 74965

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74953 and 74965.

LCM(74953,74965) = 17¹ × 4409¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 29¹ × 47¹
LCM(74953,74965) = 5618851645