What is the Least Common Multiple of 73336 and 73352?

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 73336 and 73352 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73336 and 73352, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73336,73352) = 8
LCM(73336,73352) = ( 73336 × 73352) / 8
LCM(73336,73352) = 5379342272 / 8
LCM(73336,73352) = 672417784

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73336 and 73352 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73336 and 73352. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73336 and 73352.

Prime Factorization of 73336

Prime Factorization of 73352

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73336 and 73352.

LCM(73336,73352) = 2³ × 89¹ × 103¹ × 53¹ × 173¹
LCM(73336,73352) = 672417784