What is the Least Common Multiple of 74426 and 74434?

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 74426 and 74434 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74426 and 74434, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74426,74434) = 2
LCM(74426,74434) = ( 74426 × 74434) / 2
LCM(74426,74434) = 5539824884 / 2
LCM(74426,74434) = 2769912442

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74426 and 74434 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74426 and 74434. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74426 and 74434.

Prime Factorization of 74426

Prime Factorization of 74434

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74426 and 74434.

LCM(74426,74434) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 199¹ × 37217¹
LCM(74426,74434) = 2769912442