What is the Least Common Multiple of 74602 and 74610?

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 74610 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 74610, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74602,74610) = 2
LCM(74602,74610) = ( 74602 × 74610) / 2
LCM(74602,74610) = 5566055220 / 2
LCM(74602,74610) = 2783027610

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74602 and 74610 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74602 and 74610. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74602 and 74610.

Prime Factorization of 74602

Prime Factorization of 74610

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74602 and 74610.

LCM(74602,74610) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 3391¹ × 3² × 5¹ × 829¹
LCM(74602,74610) = 2783027610