What is the Least Common Multiple of 73074 and 73079?

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 73074 and 73079 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73074 and 73079, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73074,73079) = 1
LCM(73074,73079) = ( 73074 × 73079) / 1
LCM(73074,73079) = 5340174846 / 1
LCM(73074,73079) = 5340174846

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73074 and 73079 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73074 and 73079. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73074 and 73079.

Prime Factorization of 73074

Prime Factorization of 73079

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73074 and 73079.

LCM(73074,73079) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 641¹ × 73079¹
LCM(73074,73079) = 5340174846