What is the Least Common Multiple of 74942 and 74951?

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 74942 and 74951 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74942 and 74951, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74942,74951) = 1
LCM(74942,74951) = ( 74942 × 74951) / 1
LCM(74942,74951) = 5616977842 / 1
LCM(74942,74951) = 5616977842

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74942 and 74951 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74942 and 74951. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74942 and 74951.

Prime Factorization of 74942

Prime Factorization of 74951

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74942 and 74951.

LCM(74942,74951) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 53¹ × 101¹ × 241¹ × 311¹
LCM(74942,74951) = 5616977842