What is the Least Common Multiple of 73334 and 73346?

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 73334 and 73346 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73334 and 73346, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73334,73346) = 2
LCM(73334,73346) = ( 73334 × 73346) / 2
LCM(73334,73346) = 5378755564 / 2
LCM(73334,73346) = 2689377782

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73334 and 73346 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73334 and 73346. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73334 and 73346.

Prime Factorization of 73334

Prime Factorization of 73346

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73334 and 73346.

LCM(73334,73346) = 2¹ × 37¹ × 991¹ × 7¹ × 13² × 31¹
LCM(73334,73346) = 2689377782