What is the Least Common Multiple of 74706 and 74713?

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 74706 and 74713 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74706 and 74713, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74706,74713) = 1
LCM(74706,74713) = ( 74706 × 74713) / 1
LCM(74706,74713) = 5581509378 / 1
LCM(74706,74713) = 5581509378

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74706 and 74713 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74706 and 74713. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74706 and 74713.

Prime Factorization of 74706

Prime Factorization of 74713

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74706 and 74713.

LCM(74706,74713) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 12451¹ × 74713¹
LCM(74706,74713) = 5581509378