What is the Least Common Multiple of 74372 and 74386?

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 74386 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 74386, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74372,74386) = 2
LCM(74372,74386) = ( 74372 × 74386) / 2
LCM(74372,74386) = 5532235592 / 2
LCM(74372,74386) = 2766117796

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74372 and 74386 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74372 and 74386. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74372 and 74386.

Prime Factorization of 74372

Prime Factorization of 74386

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74372 and 74386.

LCM(74372,74386) = 2² × 18593¹ × 13¹ × 2861¹
LCM(74372,74386) = 2766117796