What is the Least Common Multiple of 74822 and 74826?

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 74822 and 74826 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74822 and 74826, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74822,74826) = 2
LCM(74822,74826) = ( 74822 × 74826) / 2
LCM(74822,74826) = 5598630972 / 2
LCM(74822,74826) = 2799315486

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74822 and 74826 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74822 and 74826. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74822 and 74826.

Prime Factorization of 74822

Prime Factorization of 74826

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74822 and 74826.

LCM(74822,74826) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 19¹ × 179¹ × 3² × 4157¹
LCM(74822,74826) = 2799315486