What is the Least Common Multiple of 74762 and 74769?

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 74762 and 74769 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74762 and 74769, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74762,74769) = 1
LCM(74762,74769) = ( 74762 × 74769) / 1
LCM(74762,74769) = 5589879978 / 1
LCM(74762,74769) = 5589879978

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74762 and 74769 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74762 and 74769. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74762 and 74769.

Prime Factorization of 74762

Prime Factorization of 74769

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74762 and 74769.

LCM(74762,74769) = 2¹ × 29¹ × 1289¹ × 3¹ × 24923¹
LCM(74762,74769) = 5589879978