What is the Least Common Multiple of 74956 and 74974?

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 74974 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 74974, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74956,74974) = 2
LCM(74956,74974) = ( 74956 × 74974) / 2
LCM(74956,74974) = 5619751144 / 2
LCM(74956,74974) = 2809875572

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74956 and 74974 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74956 and 74974. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74956 and 74974.

Prime Factorization of 74956

Prime Factorization of 74974

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74956 and 74974.

LCM(74956,74974) = 2² × 7¹ × 2677¹ × 19¹ × 1973¹
LCM(74956,74974) = 2809875572