What is the Least Common Multiple of 73240 and 73244?

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 73240 and 73244 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73240 and 73244, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73240,73244) = 4
LCM(73240,73244) = ( 73240 × 73244) / 4
LCM(73240,73244) = 5364390560 / 4
LCM(73240,73244) = 1341097640

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73240 and 73244 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73240 and 73244. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73240 and 73244.

Prime Factorization of 73240

Prime Factorization of 73244

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73240 and 73244.

LCM(73240,73244) = 2³ × 5¹ × 1831¹ × 18311¹
LCM(73240,73244) = 1341097640