What is the Least Common Multiple of 74342 and 74362?

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 74342 and 74362 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74342 and 74362, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74342,74362) = 2
LCM(74342,74362) = ( 74342 × 74362) / 2
LCM(74342,74362) = 5528219804 / 2
LCM(74342,74362) = 2764109902

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74342 and 74362 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74342 and 74362. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74342 and 74362.

Prime Factorization of 74342

Prime Factorization of 74362

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74342 and 74362.

LCM(74342,74362) = 2¹ × 37171¹ × 37181¹
LCM(74342,74362) = 2764109902