What is the Least Common Multiple of 74326 and 74342?

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 74326 and 74342 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74326 and 74342, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74326,74342) = 2
LCM(74326,74342) = ( 74326 × 74342) / 2
LCM(74326,74342) = 5525543492 / 2
LCM(74326,74342) = 2762771746

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74326 and 74342 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74326 and 74342. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74326 and 74342.

Prime Factorization of 74326

Prime Factorization of 74342

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74326 and 74342.

LCM(74326,74342) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 5309¹ × 37171¹
LCM(74326,74342) = 2762771746