What is the Least Common Multiple of 73246 and 73253?

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 73246 and 73253 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73246 and 73253, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73246,73253) = 1
LCM(73246,73253) = ( 73246 × 73253) / 1
LCM(73246,73253) = 5365489238 / 1
LCM(73246,73253) = 5365489238

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73246 and 73253 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73246 and 73253. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73246 and 73253.

Prime Factorization of 73246

Prime Factorization of 73253

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73246 and 73253.

LCM(73246,73253) = 2¹ × 53¹ × 691¹ × 17¹ × 31¹ × 139¹
LCM(73246,73253) = 5365489238