What is the Least Common Multiple of 73168 and 73174?

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 73168 and 73174 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73168 and 73174, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73168,73174) = 2
LCM(73168,73174) = ( 73168 × 73174) / 2
LCM(73168,73174) = 5353995232 / 2
LCM(73168,73174) = 2676997616

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73168 and 73174 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73168 and 73174. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73168 and 73174.

Prime Factorization of 73168

Prime Factorization of 73174

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73168 and 73174.

LCM(73168,73174) = 2⁴ × 17¹ × 269¹ × 36587¹
LCM(73168,73174) = 2676997616