What is the Least Common Multiple of 73082 and 73098?

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 73082 and 73098 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73082 and 73098, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73082,73098) = 2
LCM(73082,73098) = ( 73082 × 73098) / 2
LCM(73082,73098) = 5342148036 / 2
LCM(73082,73098) = 2671074018

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73082 and 73098 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73082 and 73098. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73082 and 73098.

Prime Factorization of 73082

Prime Factorization of 73098

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73082 and 73098.

LCM(73082,73098) = 2¹ × 36541¹ × 3² × 31¹ × 131¹
LCM(73082,73098) = 2671074018