What is the Least Common Multiple of 73286 and 73306?

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 73286 and 73306 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73286 and 73306, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73286,73306) = 2
LCM(73286,73306) = ( 73286 × 73306) / 2
LCM(73286,73306) = 5372303516 / 2
LCM(73286,73306) = 2686151758

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73286 and 73306 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73286 and 73306. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73286 and 73306.

Prime Factorization of 73286

Prime Factorization of 73306

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73286 and 73306.

LCM(73286,73306) = 2¹ × 36643¹ × 36653¹
LCM(73286,73306) = 2686151758