What is the Least Common Multiple of 73326 and 73332?

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 73326 and 73332 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73326 and 73332, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73326,73332) = 6
LCM(73326,73332) = ( 73326 × 73332) / 6
LCM(73326,73332) = 5377142232 / 6
LCM(73326,73332) = 896190372

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73326 and 73332 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73326 and 73332. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73326 and 73332.

Prime Factorization of 73326

Prime Factorization of 73332

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73326 and 73332.

LCM(73326,73332) = 2² × 3³ × 11² × 101¹ × 7¹ × 97¹
LCM(73326,73332) = 896190372