What is the Least Common Multiple of 74143 and 74158?

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 74143 and 74158 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74143 and 74158, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74143,74158) = 1
LCM(74143,74158) = ( 74143 × 74158) / 1
LCM(74143,74158) = 5498296594 / 1
LCM(74143,74158) = 5498296594

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74143 and 74158 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74143 and 74158. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74143 and 74158.

Prime Factorization of 74143

Prime Factorization of 74158

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74143 and 74158.

LCM(74143,74158) = 74143¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 5297¹
LCM(74143,74158) = 5498296594