What is the Least Common Multiple of 74772 and 74786?

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 74772 and 74786 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74772 and 74786, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74772,74786) = 2
LCM(74772,74786) = ( 74772 × 74786) / 2
LCM(74772,74786) = 5591898792 / 2
LCM(74772,74786) = 2795949396

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74772 and 74786 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74772 and 74786. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74772 and 74786.

Prime Factorization of 74772

Prime Factorization of 74786

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74772 and 74786.

LCM(74772,74786) = 2² × 3² × 31¹ × 67¹ × 61¹ × 613¹
LCM(74772,74786) = 2795949396