What is the Least Common Multiple of 74722 and 74726?

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 74722 and 74726 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74722 and 74726, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74722,74726) = 2
LCM(74722,74726) = ( 74722 × 74726) / 2
LCM(74722,74726) = 5583676172 / 2
LCM(74722,74726) = 2791838086

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74722 and 74726 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74722 and 74726. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74722 and 74726.

Prime Factorization of 74722

Prime Factorization of 74726

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74722 and 74726.

LCM(74722,74726) = 2¹ × 37361¹ × 37363¹
LCM(74722,74726) = 2791838086