What is the Least Common Multiple of 74062 and 74068?

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 74062 and 74068 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74062 and 74068, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74062,74068) = 2
LCM(74062,74068) = ( 74062 × 74068) / 2
LCM(74062,74068) = 5485624216 / 2
LCM(74062,74068) = 2742812108

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74062 and 74068 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74062 and 74068. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74062 and 74068.

Prime Factorization of 74062

Prime Factorization of 74068

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74062 and 74068.

LCM(74062,74068) = 2² × 19¹ × 1949¹ × 18517¹
LCM(74062,74068) = 2742812108