What is the Least Common Multiple of 74051 and 74062?

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 74051 and 74062 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74051 and 74062, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74051,74062) = 1
LCM(74051,74062) = ( 74051 × 74062) / 1
LCM(74051,74062) = 5484365162 / 1
LCM(74051,74062) = 5484365162

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74051 and 74062 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74051 and 74062. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74051 and 74062.

Prime Factorization of 74051

Prime Factorization of 74062

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74051 and 74062.

LCM(74051,74062) = 74051¹ × 2¹ × 19¹ × 1949¹
LCM(74051,74062) = 5484365162