What is the Least Common Multiple of 73355 and 73362?

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 73355 and 73362 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73355 and 73362, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73355,73362) = 1
LCM(73355,73362) = ( 73355 × 73362) / 1
LCM(73355,73362) = 5381469510 / 1
LCM(73355,73362) = 5381469510

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73355 and 73362 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73355 and 73362. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73355 and 73362.

Prime Factorization of 73355

Prime Factorization of 73362

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73355 and 73362.

LCM(73355,73362) = 5¹ × 17¹ × 863¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 12227¹
LCM(73355,73362) = 5381469510