What is the Least Common Multiple of 74754 and 74758?

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 74754 and 74758 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74754 and 74758, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74754,74758) = 2
LCM(74754,74758) = ( 74754 × 74758) / 2
LCM(74754,74758) = 5588459532 / 2
LCM(74754,74758) = 2794229766

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74754 and 74758 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74754 and 74758. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74754 and 74758.

Prime Factorization of 74754

Prime Factorization of 74758

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74754 and 74758.

LCM(74754,74758) = 2¹ × 3² × 4153¹ × 37379¹
LCM(74754,74758) = 2794229766