What is the Least Common Multiple of 74804 and 74818?

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 74818 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 74818, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74804,74818) = 2
LCM(74804,74818) = ( 74804 × 74818) / 2
LCM(74804,74818) = 5596685672 / 2
LCM(74804,74818) = 2798342836

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74804 and 74818 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74804 and 74818. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74804 and 74818.

Prime Factorization of 74804

Prime Factorization of 74818

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74804 and 74818.

LCM(74804,74818) = 2² × 18701¹ × 37409¹
LCM(74804,74818) = 2798342836