What is the Least Common Multiple of 74856 and 74866?

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 74856 and 74866 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74856 and 74866, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74856,74866) = 2
LCM(74856,74866) = ( 74856 × 74866) / 2
LCM(74856,74866) = 5604169296 / 2
LCM(74856,74866) = 2802084648

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74856 and 74866 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74856 and 74866. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74856 and 74866.

Prime Factorization of 74856

Prime Factorization of 74866

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74856 and 74866.

LCM(74856,74866) = 2³ × 3¹ × 3119¹ × 11¹ × 41¹ × 83¹
LCM(74856,74866) = 2802084648