What is the Least Common Multiple of 74212 and 74226?

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 74212 and 74226 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74212 and 74226, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74212,74226) = 2
LCM(74212,74226) = ( 74212 × 74226) / 2
LCM(74212,74226) = 5508459912 / 2
LCM(74212,74226) = 2754229956

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74212 and 74226 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74212 and 74226. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74212 and 74226.

Prime Factorization of 74212

Prime Factorization of 74226

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74212 and 74226.

LCM(74212,74226) = 2² × 18553¹ × 3¹ × 89¹ × 139¹
LCM(74212,74226) = 2754229956