What is the Least Common Multiple of 74886 and 74895?

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 74886 and 74895 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74886 and 74895, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74886,74895) = 3
LCM(74886,74895) = ( 74886 × 74895) / 3
LCM(74886,74895) = 5608586970 / 3
LCM(74886,74895) = 1869528990

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74886 and 74895 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74886 and 74895. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74886 and 74895.

Prime Factorization of 74886

Prime Factorization of 74895

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74886 and 74895.

LCM(74886,74895) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1783¹ × 5¹ × 4993¹
LCM(74886,74895) = 1869528990