What is the Least Common Multiple of 74079 and 74093?

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 74079 and 74093 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74079 and 74093, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74079,74093) = 1
LCM(74079,74093) = ( 74079 × 74093) / 1
LCM(74079,74093) = 5488735347 / 1
LCM(74079,74093) = 5488735347

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74079 and 74093 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74079 and 74093. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74079 and 74093.

Prime Factorization of 74079

Prime Factorization of 74093

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74079 and 74093.

LCM(74079,74093) = 3² × 8231¹ × 74093¹
LCM(74079,74093) = 5488735347