What is the Least Common Multiple of 74654 and 74668?

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 74654 and 74668 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74654 and 74668, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74654,74668) = 2
LCM(74654,74668) = ( 74654 × 74668) / 2
LCM(74654,74668) = 5574264872 / 2
LCM(74654,74668) = 2787132436

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74654 and 74668 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74654 and 74668. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74654 and 74668.

Prime Factorization of 74654

Prime Factorization of 74668

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74654 and 74668.

LCM(74654,74668) = 2² × 163¹ × 229¹ × 11¹ × 1697¹
LCM(74654,74668) = 2787132436