What is the Least Common Multiple of 73042 and 73055?

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 73042 and 73055 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73042 and 73055, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73042,73055) = 1
LCM(73042,73055) = ( 73042 × 73055) / 1
LCM(73042,73055) = 5336083310 / 1
LCM(73042,73055) = 5336083310

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73042 and 73055 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73042 and 73055. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73042 and 73055.

Prime Factorization of 73042

Prime Factorization of 73055

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73042 and 73055.

LCM(73042,73055) = 2¹ × 59¹ × 619¹ × 5¹ × 19¹ × 769¹
LCM(73042,73055) = 5336083310