What is the Least Common Multiple of 74600 and 74611?

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 74600 and 74611 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74600 and 74611, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74600,74611) = 1
LCM(74600,74611) = ( 74600 × 74611) / 1
LCM(74600,74611) = 5565980600 / 1
LCM(74600,74611) = 5565980600

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74600 and 74611 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74600 and 74611. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74600 and 74611.

Prime Factorization of 74600

Prime Factorization of 74611

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74600 and 74611.

LCM(74600,74611) = 2³ × 5² × 373¹ × 74611¹
LCM(74600,74611) = 5565980600