What is the Least Common Multiple of 74494 and 74498?

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 74494 and 74498 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74494 and 74498, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74494,74498) = 2
LCM(74494,74498) = ( 74494 × 74498) / 2
LCM(74494,74498) = 5549654012 / 2
LCM(74494,74498) = 2774827006

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74494 and 74498 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74494 and 74498. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74494 and 74498.

Prime Factorization of 74494

Prime Factorization of 74498

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74494 and 74498.

LCM(74494,74498) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 313¹ × 193²
LCM(74494,74498) = 2774827006