What is the Least Common Multiple of 73048 and 73060?

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 73048 and 73060 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73048 and 73060, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73048,73060) = 4
LCM(73048,73060) = ( 73048 × 73060) / 4
LCM(73048,73060) = 5336886880 / 4
LCM(73048,73060) = 1334221720

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73048 and 73060 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73048 and 73060. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73048 and 73060.

Prime Factorization of 73048

Prime Factorization of 73060

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73048 and 73060.

LCM(73048,73060) = 2³ × 23¹ × 397¹ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 281¹
LCM(73048,73060) = 1334221720