What is the Least Common Multiple of 74093 and 74103?

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 74093 and 74103 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74093 and 74103, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74093,74103) = 1
LCM(74093,74103) = ( 74093 × 74103) / 1
LCM(74093,74103) = 5490513579 / 1
LCM(74093,74103) = 5490513579

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74093 and 74103 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74093 and 74103. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74093 and 74103.

Prime Factorization of 74093

Prime Factorization of 74103

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74093 and 74103.

LCM(74093,74103) = 74093¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 1453¹
LCM(74093,74103) = 5490513579