What is the Least Common Multiple of 74472 and 74476?

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 74472 and 74476 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74472 and 74476, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74472,74476) = 4
LCM(74472,74476) = ( 74472 × 74476) / 4
LCM(74472,74476) = 5546376672 / 4
LCM(74472,74476) = 1386594168

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74472 and 74476 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74472 and 74476. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74472 and 74476.

Prime Factorization of 74472

Prime Factorization of 74476

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74472 and 74476.

LCM(74472,74476) = 2³ × 3¹ × 29¹ × 107¹ × 43¹ × 433¹
LCM(74472,74476) = 1386594168