What is the Least Common Multiple of 74192 and 74208?

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 74192 and 74208 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74192 and 74208, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74192,74208) = 16
LCM(74192,74208) = ( 74192 × 74208) / 16
LCM(74192,74208) = 5505639936 / 16
LCM(74192,74208) = 344102496

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74192 and 74208 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74192 and 74208. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74192 and 74208.

Prime Factorization of 74192

Prime Factorization of 74208

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74192 and 74208.

LCM(74192,74208) = 2⁵ × 4637¹ × 3¹ × 773¹
LCM(74192,74208) = 344102496