What is the Least Common Multiple of 73342 and 73355?

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 73342 and 73355 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73342 and 73355, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73342,73355) = 1
LCM(73342,73355) = ( 73342 × 73355) / 1
LCM(73342,73355) = 5380002410 / 1
LCM(73342,73355) = 5380002410

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73342 and 73355 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73342 and 73355. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73342 and 73355.

Prime Factorization of 73342

Prime Factorization of 73355

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73342 and 73355.

LCM(73342,73355) = 2¹ × 36671¹ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 863¹
LCM(73342,73355) = 5380002410