What is the Least Common Multiple of 74730 and 74739?

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 74730 and 74739 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74730 and 74739, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74730,74739) = 3
LCM(74730,74739) = ( 74730 × 74739) / 3
LCM(74730,74739) = 5585245470 / 3
LCM(74730,74739) = 1861748490

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74730 and 74739 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74730 and 74739. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74730 and 74739.

Prime Factorization of 74730

Prime Factorization of 74739

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74730 and 74739.

LCM(74730,74739) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 47¹ × 53¹ × 7¹ × 3559¹
LCM(74730,74739) = 1861748490