What is the Least Common Multiple of 73331 and 73343?

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 73331 and 73343 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73331 and 73343, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73331,73343) = 1
LCM(73331,73343) = ( 73331 × 73343) / 1
LCM(73331,73343) = 5378315533 / 1
LCM(73331,73343) = 5378315533

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73331 and 73343 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73331 and 73343. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73331 and 73343.

Prime Factorization of 73331

Prime Factorization of 73343

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73331 and 73343.

LCM(73331,73343) = 73331¹ × 71¹ × 1033¹
LCM(73331,73343) = 5378315533