What is the Least Common Multiple of 73160 and 73176?

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 73160 and 73176 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73160 and 73176, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73160,73176) = 8
LCM(73160,73176) = ( 73160 × 73176) / 8
LCM(73160,73176) = 5353556160 / 8
LCM(73160,73176) = 669194520

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73160 and 73176 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73160 and 73176. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73160 and 73176.

Prime Factorization of 73160

Prime Factorization of 73176

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73160 and 73176.

LCM(73160,73176) = 2³ × 5¹ × 31¹ × 59¹ × 3¹ × 3049¹
LCM(73160,73176) = 669194520