What is the Least Common Multiple of 74698 and 74714?

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 74698 and 74714 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74698 and 74714, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74698,74714) = 2
LCM(74698,74714) = ( 74698 × 74714) / 2
LCM(74698,74714) = 5580986372 / 2
LCM(74698,74714) = 2790493186

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74698 and 74714 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74698 and 74714. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74698 and 74714.

Prime Factorization of 74698

Prime Factorization of 74714

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74698 and 74714.

LCM(74698,74714) = 2¹ × 13³ × 17¹ × 37357¹
LCM(74698,74714) = 2790493186