What is the Least Common Multiple of 74602 and 74609?

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 74602 and 74609 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74602 and 74609, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74602,74609) = 1
LCM(74602,74609) = ( 74602 × 74609) / 1
LCM(74602,74609) = 5565980618 / 1
LCM(74602,74609) = 5565980618

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74602 and 74609 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74602 and 74609. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74602 and 74609.

Prime Factorization of 74602

Prime Factorization of 74609

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74602 and 74609.

LCM(74602,74609) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 3391¹ × 74609¹
LCM(74602,74609) = 5565980618