What is the Least Common Multiple of 74262 and 74266?

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 74262 and 74266 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74262 and 74266, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74262,74266) = 2
LCM(74262,74266) = ( 74262 × 74266) / 2
LCM(74262,74266) = 5515141692 / 2
LCM(74262,74266) = 2757570846

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74262 and 74266 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74262 and 74266. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74262 and 74266.

Prime Factorization of 74262

Prime Factorization of 74266

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74262 and 74266.

LCM(74262,74266) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 12377¹ × 71¹ × 523¹
LCM(74262,74266) = 2757570846