What is the Least Common Multiple of 74410 and 74418?

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 74410 and 74418 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74410 and 74418, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74410,74418) = 2
LCM(74410,74418) = ( 74410 × 74418) / 2
LCM(74410,74418) = 5537443380 / 2
LCM(74410,74418) = 2768721690

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74410 and 74418 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74410 and 74418. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74410 and 74418.

Prime Factorization of 74410

Prime Factorization of 74418

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74410 and 74418.

LCM(74410,74418) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 1063¹ × 3¹ × 79¹ × 157¹
LCM(74410,74418) = 2768721690