What is the Least Common Multiple of 73255 and 73260?

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 73255 and 73260 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73255 and 73260, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73255,73260) = 5
LCM(73255,73260) = ( 73255 × 73260) / 5
LCM(73255,73260) = 5366661300 / 5
LCM(73255,73260) = 1073332260

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73255 and 73260 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73255 and 73260. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73255 and 73260.

Prime Factorization of 73255

Prime Factorization of 73260

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73255 and 73260.

LCM(73255,73260) = 5¹ × 7² × 13¹ × 23¹ × 2² × 3² × 11¹ × 37¹
LCM(73255,73260) = 1073332260