What is the Least Common Multiple of 74030 and 74046?

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 74030 and 74046 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74030 and 74046, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74030,74046) = 2
LCM(74030,74046) = ( 74030 × 74046) / 2
LCM(74030,74046) = 5481625380 / 2
LCM(74030,74046) = 2740812690

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74030 and 74046 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74030 and 74046. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74030 and 74046.

Prime Factorization of 74030

Prime Factorization of 74046

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74030 and 74046.

LCM(74030,74046) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 673¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 41¹ × 43¹
LCM(74030,74046) = 2740812690