What is the Least Common Multiple of 74072 and 74086?

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 74072 and 74086 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74072 and 74086, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74072,74086) = 2
LCM(74072,74086) = ( 74072 × 74086) / 2
LCM(74072,74086) = 5487698192 / 2
LCM(74072,74086) = 2743849096

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74072 and 74086 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74072 and 74086. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74072 and 74086.

Prime Factorization of 74072

Prime Factorization of 74086

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74072 and 74086.

LCM(74072,74086) = 2³ × 47¹ × 197¹ × 17¹ × 2179¹
LCM(74072,74086) = 2743849096