What is the Least Common Multiple of 74804 and 74808?

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 74804 and 74808 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74804 and 74808, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74804,74808) = 4
LCM(74804,74808) = ( 74804 × 74808) / 4
LCM(74804,74808) = 5595937632 / 4
LCM(74804,74808) = 1398984408

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74804 and 74808 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74804 and 74808. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74804 and 74808.

Prime Factorization of 74804

Prime Factorization of 74808

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74804 and 74808.

LCM(74804,74808) = 2³ × 18701¹ × 3² × 1039¹
LCM(74804,74808) = 1398984408