What is the Least Common Multiple of 73343 and 73360?

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 73343 and 73360 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73343 and 73360, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73343,73360) = 1
LCM(73343,73360) = ( 73343 × 73360) / 1
LCM(73343,73360) = 5380442480 / 1
LCM(73343,73360) = 5380442480

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73343 and 73360 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73343 and 73360. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73343 and 73360.

Prime Factorization of 73343

Prime Factorization of 73360

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73343 and 73360.

LCM(73343,73360) = 71¹ × 1033¹ × 2⁴ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 131¹
LCM(73343,73360) = 5380442480