What is the Least Common Multiple of 73164 and 73180?

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 73164 and 73180 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73164 and 73180, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73164,73180) = 4
LCM(73164,73180) = ( 73164 × 73180) / 4
LCM(73164,73180) = 5354141520 / 4
LCM(73164,73180) = 1338535380

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73164 and 73180 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73164 and 73180. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73164 and 73180.

Prime Factorization of 73164

Prime Factorization of 73180

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73164 and 73180.

LCM(73164,73180) = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 67¹ × 5¹ × 3659¹
LCM(73164,73180) = 1338535380