What is the Least Common Multiple of 74018 and 74023?

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 74018 and 74023 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74018 and 74023, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74018,74023) = 1
LCM(74018,74023) = ( 74018 × 74023) / 1
LCM(74018,74023) = 5479034414 / 1
LCM(74018,74023) = 5479034414

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74018 and 74023 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74018 and 74023. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74018 and 74023.

Prime Factorization of 74018

Prime Factorization of 74023

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74018 and 74023.

LCM(74018,74023) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 311¹ × 79¹ × 937¹
LCM(74018,74023) = 5479034414