What is the Least Common Multiple of 73362 and 73372?

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 73362 and 73372 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73362 and 73372, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73362,73372) = 2
LCM(73362,73372) = ( 73362 × 73372) / 2
LCM(73362,73372) = 5382716664 / 2
LCM(73362,73372) = 2691358332

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73362 and 73372 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73362 and 73372. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73362 and 73372.

Prime Factorization of 73362

Prime Factorization of 73372

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73362 and 73372.

LCM(73362,73372) = 2² × 3¹ × 12227¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 83¹
LCM(73362,73372) = 2691358332