What is the Least Common Multiple of 73198 and 73212?

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 73198 and 73212 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73198 and 73212, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73198,73212) = 2
LCM(73198,73212) = ( 73198 × 73212) / 2
LCM(73198,73212) = 5358971976 / 2
LCM(73198,73212) = 2679485988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73198 and 73212 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73198 and 73212. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73198 and 73212.

Prime Factorization of 73198

Prime Factorization of 73212

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73198 and 73212.

LCM(73198,73212) = 2² × 36599¹ × 3¹ × 6101¹
LCM(73198,73212) = 2679485988