What is the Least Common Multiple of 73142 and 73158?

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 73158 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 73158, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73142,73158) = 2
LCM(73142,73158) = ( 73142 × 73158) / 2
LCM(73142,73158) = 5350922436 / 2
LCM(73142,73158) = 2675461218

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73142 and 73158 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73142 and 73158. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73142 and 73158.

Prime Factorization of 73142

Prime Factorization of 73158

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73142 and 73158.

LCM(73142,73158) = 2¹ × 36571¹ × 3¹ × 89¹ × 137¹
LCM(73142,73158) = 2675461218