What is the Least Common Multiple of 74073 and 74078?

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 74073 and 74078 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74073 and 74078, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74073,74078) = 1
LCM(74073,74078) = ( 74073 × 74078) / 1
LCM(74073,74078) = 5487179694 / 1
LCM(74073,74078) = 5487179694

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74073 and 74078 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74073 and 74078. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74073 and 74078.

Prime Factorization of 74073

Prime Factorization of 74078

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74073 and 74078.

LCM(74073,74078) = 3¹ × 24691¹ × 2¹ × 37039¹
LCM(74073,74078) = 5487179694