What is the Least Common Multiple of 74692 and 74703?

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 74692 and 74703 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74692 and 74703, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74692,74703) = 1
LCM(74692,74703) = ( 74692 × 74703) / 1
LCM(74692,74703) = 5579716476 / 1
LCM(74692,74703) = 5579716476

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74692 and 74703 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74692 and 74703. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74692 and 74703.

Prime Factorization of 74692

Prime Factorization of 74703

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74692 and 74703.

LCM(74692,74703) = 2² × 71¹ × 263¹ × 3¹ × 37¹ × 673¹
LCM(74692,74703) = 5579716476