What is the Least Common Multiple of 74372 and 74376?

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 74372 and 74376 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74372 and 74376, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74372,74376) = 4
LCM(74372,74376) = ( 74372 × 74376) / 4
LCM(74372,74376) = 5531491872 / 4
LCM(74372,74376) = 1382872968

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74372 and 74376 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74372 and 74376. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74372 and 74376.

Prime Factorization of 74372

Prime Factorization of 74376

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74372 and 74376.

LCM(74372,74376) = 2³ × 18593¹ × 3² × 1033¹
LCM(74372,74376) = 1382872968