What is the Least Common Multiple of 73253 and 73266?

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 73253 and 73266 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73253 and 73266, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73253,73266) = 1
LCM(73253,73266) = ( 73253 × 73266) / 1
LCM(73253,73266) = 5366954298 / 1
LCM(73253,73266) = 5366954298

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73253 and 73266 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73253 and 73266. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73253 and 73266.

Prime Factorization of 73253

Prime Factorization of 73266

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73253 and 73266.

LCM(73253,73266) = 17¹ × 31¹ × 139¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 12211¹
LCM(73253,73266) = 5366954298