What is the Least Common Multiple of 73142 and 73154?

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 73142 and 73154 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73142 and 73154, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73142,73154) = 2
LCM(73142,73154) = ( 73142 × 73154) / 2
LCM(73142,73154) = 5350629868 / 2
LCM(73142,73154) = 2675314934

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73142 and 73154 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73142 and 73154. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73142 and 73154.

Prime Factorization of 73142

Prime Factorization of 73154

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73142 and 73154.

LCM(73142,73154) = 2¹ × 36571¹ × 79¹ × 463¹
LCM(73142,73154) = 2675314934