What is the Least Common Multiple of 74944 and 74948?

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 74944 and 74948 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74944 and 74948, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74944,74948) = 4
LCM(74944,74948) = ( 74944 × 74948) / 4
LCM(74944,74948) = 5616902912 / 4
LCM(74944,74948) = 1404225728

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74944 and 74948 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74944 and 74948. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74944 and 74948.

Prime Factorization of 74944

Prime Factorization of 74948

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74944 and 74948.

LCM(74944,74948) = 2⁶ × 1171¹ × 41¹ × 457¹
LCM(74944,74948) = 1404225728