What is the Least Common Multiple of 74953 and 74969?

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 74969 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 74969, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74953,74969) = 1
LCM(74953,74969) = ( 74953 × 74969) / 1
LCM(74953,74969) = 5619151457 / 1
LCM(74953,74969) = 5619151457

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74953 and 74969 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74953 and 74969. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74953 and 74969.

Prime Factorization of 74953

Prime Factorization of 74969

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74953 and 74969.

LCM(74953,74969) = 17¹ × 4409¹ × 61¹ × 1229¹
LCM(74953,74969) = 5619151457