What is the Least Common Multiple of 74806 and 74812?

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 74806 and 74812 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74806 and 74812, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74806,74812) = 2
LCM(74806,74812) = ( 74806 × 74812) / 2
LCM(74806,74812) = 5596386472 / 2
LCM(74806,74812) = 2798193236

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74806 and 74812 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74806 and 74812. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74806 and 74812.

Prime Factorization of 74806

Prime Factorization of 74812

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74806 and 74812.

LCM(74806,74812) = 2² × 113¹ × 331¹ × 59¹ × 317¹
LCM(74806,74812) = 2798193236