What is the Least Common Multiple of 74744 and 74762?

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 74744 and 74762 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74744 and 74762, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74744,74762) = 2
LCM(74744,74762) = ( 74744 × 74762) / 2
LCM(74744,74762) = 5588010928 / 2
LCM(74744,74762) = 2794005464

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74744 and 74762 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74744 and 74762. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74744 and 74762.

Prime Factorization of 74744

Prime Factorization of 74762

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74744 and 74762.

LCM(74744,74762) = 2³ × 9343¹ × 29¹ × 1289¹
LCM(74744,74762) = 2794005464