What is the Least Common Multiple of 746 and 764?

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 746 and 764 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 746 and 764, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(746,764) = 2
LCM(746,764) = ( 746 × 764) / 2
LCM(746,764) = 569944 / 2
LCM(746,764) = 284972

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 746 and 764 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 746 and 764. First we will calculate the prime factors of 746 and 764.

Prime Factorization of 746

Prime Factorization of 764

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 746 and 764.

LCM(746,764) = 2² × 373¹ × 191¹
LCM(746,764) = 284972