What is the Least Common Multiple of 74807 and 74820?

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 74807 and 74820 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74807 and 74820, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74807,74820) = 1
LCM(74807,74820) = ( 74807 × 74820) / 1
LCM(74807,74820) = 5597059740 / 1
LCM(74807,74820) = 5597059740

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74807 and 74820 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74807 and 74820. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74807 and 74820.

Prime Factorization of 74807

Prime Factorization of 74820

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74807 and 74820.

LCM(74807,74820) = 239¹ × 313¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 29¹ × 43¹
LCM(74807,74820) = 5597059740