What is the Least Common Multiple of 74488 and 74504?

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 74488 and 74504 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74488 and 74504, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74488,74504) = 8
LCM(74488,74504) = ( 74488 × 74504) / 8
LCM(74488,74504) = 5549653952 / 8
LCM(74488,74504) = 693706744

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74488 and 74504 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74488 and 74504. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74488 and 74504.

Prime Factorization of 74488

Prime Factorization of 74504

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74488 and 74504.

LCM(74488,74504) = 2³ × 9311¹ × 67¹ × 139¹
LCM(74488,74504) = 693706744