What is the Least Common Multiple of 74506 and 74522?

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 74506 and 74522 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74506 and 74522, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74506,74522) = 2
LCM(74506,74522) = ( 74506 × 74522) / 2
LCM(74506,74522) = 5552336132 / 2
LCM(74506,74522) = 2776168066

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74506 and 74522 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74506 and 74522. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74506 and 74522.

Prime Factorization of 74506

Prime Factorization of 74522

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74506 and 74522.

LCM(74506,74522) = 2¹ × 37253¹ × 7¹ × 5323¹
LCM(74506,74522) = 2776168066