What is the Least Common Multiple of 74934 and 74943?

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 74934 and 74943 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74934 and 74943, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74934,74943) = 9
LCM(74934,74943) = ( 74934 × 74943) / 9
LCM(74934,74943) = 5615778762 / 9
LCM(74934,74943) = 623975418

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74934 and 74943 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74934 and 74943. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74934 and 74943.

Prime Factorization of 74934

Prime Factorization of 74943

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74934 and 74943.

LCM(74934,74943) = 2¹ × 3² × 23¹ × 181¹ × 11¹ × 757¹
LCM(74934,74943) = 623975418