What is the Least Common Multiple of 74183 and 74202?

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 74183 and 74202 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74183 and 74202, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74183,74202) = 1
LCM(74183,74202) = ( 74183 × 74202) / 1
LCM(74183,74202) = 5504526966 / 1
LCM(74183,74202) = 5504526966

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74183 and 74202 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74183 and 74202. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74183 and 74202.

Prime Factorization of 74183

Prime Factorization of 74202

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74183 and 74202.

LCM(74183,74202) = 31¹ × 2393¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 83¹ × 149¹
LCM(74183,74202) = 5504526966