What is the Least Common Multiple of 74901 and 74908?

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 74901 and 74908 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74901 and 74908, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74901,74908) = 1
LCM(74901,74908) = ( 74901 × 74908) / 1
LCM(74901,74908) = 5610684108 / 1
LCM(74901,74908) = 5610684108

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74901 and 74908 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74901 and 74908. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74901 and 74908.

Prime Factorization of 74901

Prime Factorization of 74908

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74901 and 74908.

LCM(74901,74908) = 3¹ × 24967¹ × 2² × 61¹ × 307¹
LCM(74901,74908) = 5610684108