What is the Least Common Multiple of 74637 and 74654?

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 74637 and 74654 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74637 and 74654, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74637,74654) = 1
LCM(74637,74654) = ( 74637 × 74654) / 1
LCM(74637,74654) = 5571950598 / 1
LCM(74637,74654) = 5571950598

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74637 and 74654 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74637 and 74654. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74637 and 74654.

Prime Factorization of 74637

Prime Factorization of 74654

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74637 and 74654.

LCM(74637,74654) = 3² × 8293¹ × 2¹ × 163¹ × 229¹
LCM(74637,74654) = 5571950598