What is the Least Common Multiple of 74092 and 74106?

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 74092 and 74106 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74092 and 74106, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74092,74106) = 2
LCM(74092,74106) = ( 74092 × 74106) / 2
LCM(74092,74106) = 5490661752 / 2
LCM(74092,74106) = 2745330876

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74092 and 74106 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74092 and 74106. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74092 and 74106.

Prime Factorization of 74092

Prime Factorization of 74106

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74092 and 74106.

LCM(74092,74106) = 2² × 18523¹ × 3² × 23¹ × 179¹
LCM(74092,74106) = 2745330876