What is the Least Common Multiple of 74046 and 74053?

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 74046 and 74053 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74046 and 74053, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74046,74053) = 7
LCM(74046,74053) = ( 74046 × 74053) / 7
LCM(74046,74053) = 5483328438 / 7
LCM(74046,74053) = 783332634

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74046 and 74053 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74046 and 74053. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74046 and 74053.

Prime Factorization of 74046

Prime Factorization of 74053

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74046 and 74053.

LCM(74046,74053) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 41¹ × 43¹ × 71¹ × 149¹
LCM(74046,74053) = 783332634