What is the Least Common Multiple of 73246 and 73263?

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 73263 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 73263, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73246,73263) = 1
LCM(73246,73263) = ( 73246 × 73263) / 1
LCM(73246,73263) = 5366221698 / 1
LCM(73246,73263) = 5366221698

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73246 and 73263 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73246 and 73263. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73246 and 73263.

Prime Factorization of 73246

Prime Factorization of 73263

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73246 and 73263.

LCM(73246,73263) = 2¹ × 53¹ × 691¹ × 3¹ × 24421¹
LCM(73246,73263) = 5366221698