What is the Least Common Multiple of 74739 and 74754?

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 74739 and 74754 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74739 and 74754, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74739,74754) = 3
LCM(74739,74754) = ( 74739 × 74754) / 3
LCM(74739,74754) = 5587039206 / 3
LCM(74739,74754) = 1862346402

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74739 and 74754 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74739 and 74754. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74739 and 74754.

Prime Factorization of 74739

Prime Factorization of 74754

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74739 and 74754.

LCM(74739,74754) = 3² × 7¹ × 3559¹ × 2¹ × 4153¹
LCM(74739,74754) = 1862346402