What is the Least Common Multiple of 74761 and 74774?

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 74761 and 74774 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74761 and 74774, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74761,74774) = 1
LCM(74761,74774) = ( 74761 × 74774) / 1
LCM(74761,74774) = 5590179014 / 1
LCM(74761,74774) = 5590179014

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74761 and 74774 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74761 and 74774. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74761 and 74774.

Prime Factorization of 74761

Prime Factorization of 74774

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74761 and 74774.

LCM(74761,74774) = 74761¹ × 2¹ × 7³ × 109¹
LCM(74761,74774) = 5590179014