What is the Least Common Multiple of 74758 and 74778?

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 74758 and 74778 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74758 and 74778, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74758,74778) = 2
LCM(74758,74778) = ( 74758 × 74778) / 2
LCM(74758,74778) = 5590253724 / 2
LCM(74758,74778) = 2795126862

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74758 and 74778 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74758 and 74778. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74758 and 74778.

Prime Factorization of 74758

Prime Factorization of 74778

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74758 and 74778.

LCM(74758,74778) = 2¹ × 37379¹ × 3¹ × 11² × 103¹
LCM(74758,74778) = 2795126862