What is the Least Common Multiple of 74956 and 74964?

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 74956 and 74964 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74956 and 74964, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74956,74964) = 4
LCM(74956,74964) = ( 74956 × 74964) / 4
LCM(74956,74964) = 5619001584 / 4
LCM(74956,74964) = 1404750396

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74956 and 74964 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74956 and 74964. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74956 and 74964.

Prime Factorization of 74956

Prime Factorization of 74964

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74956 and 74964.

LCM(74956,74964) = 2² × 7¹ × 2677¹ × 3¹ × 6247¹
LCM(74956,74964) = 1404750396