What is the Least Common Multiple of 74708 and 74727?

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 74708 and 74727 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74708 and 74727, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74708,74727) = 19
LCM(74708,74727) = ( 74708 × 74727) / 19
LCM(74708,74727) = 5582704716 / 19
LCM(74708,74727) = 293826564

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74708 and 74727 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74708 and 74727. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74708 and 74727.

Prime Factorization of 74708

Prime Factorization of 74727

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74708 and 74727.

LCM(74708,74727) = 2² × 19² × 983¹ × 3² × 23¹
LCM(74708,74727) = 293826564