What is the Least Common Multiple of 73328 and 73342?

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 73328 and 73342 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73328 and 73342, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73328,73342) = 2
LCM(73328,73342) = ( 73328 × 73342) / 2
LCM(73328,73342) = 5378022176 / 2
LCM(73328,73342) = 2689011088

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73328 and 73342 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73328 and 73342. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73328 and 73342.

Prime Factorization of 73328

Prime Factorization of 73342

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73328 and 73342.

LCM(73328,73342) = 2⁴ × 4583¹ × 36671¹
LCM(73328,73342) = 2689011088