What is the Least Common Multiple of 74418 and 74422?

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 74418 and 74422 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74418 and 74422, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74418,74422) = 2
LCM(74418,74422) = ( 74418 × 74422) / 2
LCM(74418,74422) = 5538336396 / 2
LCM(74418,74422) = 2769168198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74418 and 74422 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74418 and 74422. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74418 and 74422.

Prime Factorization of 74418

Prime Factorization of 74422

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74418 and 74422.

LCM(74418,74422) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 79¹ × 157¹ × 127¹ × 293¹
LCM(74418,74422) = 2769168198