What is the Least Common Multiple of 73112 and 73118?

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 73112 and 73118 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73112 and 73118, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73112,73118) = 2
LCM(73112,73118) = ( 73112 × 73118) / 2
LCM(73112,73118) = 5345803216 / 2
LCM(73112,73118) = 2672901608

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73112 and 73118 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73112 and 73118. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73112 and 73118.

Prime Factorization of 73112

Prime Factorization of 73118

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73112 and 73118.

LCM(73112,73118) = 2³ × 13¹ × 19¹ × 37¹ × 36559¹
LCM(73112,73118) = 2672901608