What is the Least Common Multiple of 74020 and 74037?

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 74020 and 74037 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74020 and 74037, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74020,74037) = 1
LCM(74020,74037) = ( 74020 × 74037) / 1
LCM(74020,74037) = 5480218740 / 1
LCM(74020,74037) = 5480218740

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74020 and 74037 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74020 and 74037. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74020 and 74037.

Prime Factorization of 74020

Prime Factorization of 74037

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74020 and 74037.

LCM(74020,74037) = 2² × 5¹ × 3701¹ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 29¹ × 37¹
LCM(74020,74037) = 5480218740