What is the Least Common Multiple of 74959 and 74967?

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 74959 and 74967 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74959 and 74967, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74959,74967) = 1
LCM(74959,74967) = ( 74959 × 74967) / 1
LCM(74959,74967) = 5619451353 / 1
LCM(74959,74967) = 5619451353

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74959 and 74967 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74959 and 74967. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74959 and 74967.

Prime Factorization of 74959

Prime Factorization of 74967

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74959 and 74967.

LCM(74959,74967) = 74959¹ × 3¹ × 24989¹
LCM(74959,74967) = 5619451353