What is the Least Common Multiple of 74078 and 74082?

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 74078 and 74082 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74078 and 74082, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74078,74082) = 2
LCM(74078,74082) = ( 74078 × 74082) / 2
LCM(74078,74082) = 5487846396 / 2
LCM(74078,74082) = 2743923198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74078 and 74082 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74078 and 74082. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74078 and 74082.

Prime Factorization of 74078

Prime Factorization of 74082

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74078 and 74082.

LCM(74078,74082) = 2¹ × 37039¹ × 3¹ × 12347¹
LCM(74078,74082) = 2743923198