What is the Least Common Multiple of 74248 and 74262?

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 74248 and 74262 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74248 and 74262, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74248,74262) = 2
LCM(74248,74262) = ( 74248 × 74262) / 2
LCM(74248,74262) = 5513804976 / 2
LCM(74248,74262) = 2756902488

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74248 and 74262 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74248 and 74262. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74248 and 74262.

Prime Factorization of 74248

Prime Factorization of 74262

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74248 and 74262.

LCM(74248,74262) = 2³ × 9281¹ × 3¹ × 12377¹
LCM(74248,74262) = 2756902488