What is the Least Common Multiple of 73218 and 73238?

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 73218 and 73238 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73218 and 73238, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73218,73238) = 2
LCM(73218,73238) = ( 73218 × 73238) / 2
LCM(73218,73238) = 5362339884 / 2
LCM(73218,73238) = 2681169942

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73218 and 73238 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73218 and 73238. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73218 and 73238.

Prime Factorization of 73218

Prime Factorization of 73238

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73218 and 73238.

LCM(73218,73238) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 12203¹ × 11¹ × 3329¹
LCM(73218,73238) = 2681169942