What is the Least Common Multiple of 73070 and 73076?

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 73070 and 73076 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73070 and 73076, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73070,73076) = 2
LCM(73070,73076) = ( 73070 × 73076) / 2
LCM(73070,73076) = 5339663320 / 2
LCM(73070,73076) = 2669831660

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73070 and 73076 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73070 and 73076. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73070 and 73076.

Prime Factorization of 73070

Prime Factorization of 73076

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73070 and 73076.

LCM(73070,73076) = 2² × 5¹ × 7307¹ × 18269¹
LCM(73070,73076) = 2669831660