What is the Least Common Multiple of 74846 and 74861?

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 74846 and 74861 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74846 and 74861, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74846,74861) = 1
LCM(74846,74861) = ( 74846 × 74861) / 1
LCM(74846,74861) = 5603046406 / 1
LCM(74846,74861) = 5603046406

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74846 and 74861 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74846 and 74861. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74846 and 74861.

Prime Factorization of 74846

Prime Factorization of 74861

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74846 and 74861.

LCM(74846,74861) = 2¹ × 37423¹ × 74861¹
LCM(74846,74861) = 5603046406