What is the Least Common Multiple of 74843 and 74850?

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 74843 and 74850 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74843 and 74850, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74843,74850) = 1
LCM(74843,74850) = ( 74843 × 74850) / 1
LCM(74843,74850) = 5601998550 / 1
LCM(74843,74850) = 5601998550

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74843 and 74850 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74843 and 74850. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74843 and 74850.

Prime Factorization of 74843

Prime Factorization of 74850

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74843 and 74850.

LCM(74843,74850) = 74843¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 5² × 499¹
LCM(74843,74850) = 5601998550