What is the Least Common Multiple of 74736 and 74746?

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 74736 and 74746 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74736 and 74746, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74736,74746) = 2
LCM(74736,74746) = ( 74736 × 74746) / 2
LCM(74736,74746) = 5586217056 / 2
LCM(74736,74746) = 2793108528

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74736 and 74746 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74736 and 74746. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74736 and 74746.

Prime Factorization of 74736

Prime Factorization of 74746

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74736 and 74746.

LCM(74736,74746) = 2⁴ × 3³ × 173¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 281¹
LCM(74736,74746) = 2793108528