What is the Least Common Multiple of 74662 and 74669?

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 74662 and 74669 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74662 and 74669, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74662,74669) = 7
LCM(74662,74669) = ( 74662 × 74669) / 7
LCM(74662,74669) = 5574936878 / 7
LCM(74662,74669) = 796419554

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74662 and 74669 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74662 and 74669. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74662 and 74669.

Prime Factorization of 74662

Prime Factorization of 74669

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74662 and 74669.

LCM(74662,74669) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 5333¹ × 10667¹
LCM(74662,74669) = 796419554