What is the Least Common Multiple of 74969 and 74976?

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 74969 and 74976 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74969 and 74976, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74969,74976) = 1
LCM(74969,74976) = ( 74969 × 74976) / 1
LCM(74969,74976) = 5620875744 / 1
LCM(74969,74976) = 5620875744

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74969 and 74976 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74969 and 74976. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74969 and 74976.

Prime Factorization of 74969

Prime Factorization of 74976

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74969 and 74976.

LCM(74969,74976) = 61¹ × 1229¹ × 2⁵ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 71¹
LCM(74969,74976) = 5620875744