What is the Least Common Multiple of 73263 and 73268?

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 73263 and 73268 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73263 and 73268, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73263,73268) = 1
LCM(73263,73268) = ( 73263 × 73268) / 1
LCM(73263,73268) = 5367833484 / 1
LCM(73263,73268) = 5367833484

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73263 and 73268 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73263 and 73268. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73263 and 73268.

Prime Factorization of 73263

Prime Factorization of 73268

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73263 and 73268.

LCM(73263,73268) = 3¹ × 24421¹ × 2² × 13¹ × 1409¹
LCM(73263,73268) = 5367833484