What is the Least Common Multiple of 74044 and 74050?

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 74044 and 74050 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74044 and 74050, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74044,74050) = 2
LCM(74044,74050) = ( 74044 × 74050) / 2
LCM(74044,74050) = 5482958200 / 2
LCM(74044,74050) = 2741479100

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74044 and 74050 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74044 and 74050. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74044 and 74050.

Prime Factorization of 74044

Prime Factorization of 74050

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74044 and 74050.

LCM(74044,74050) = 2² × 107¹ × 173¹ × 5² × 1481¹
LCM(74044,74050) = 2741479100