What is the Least Common Multiple of 73002 and 73011?

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 73002 and 73011 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73002 and 73011, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73002,73011) = 3
LCM(73002,73011) = ( 73002 × 73011) / 3
LCM(73002,73011) = 5329949022 / 3
LCM(73002,73011) = 1776649674

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73002 and 73011 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73002 and 73011. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73002 and 73011.

Prime Factorization of 73002

Prime Factorization of 73011

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73002 and 73011.

LCM(73002,73011) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 23³ × 24337¹
LCM(73002,73011) = 1776649674