What is the Least Common Multiple of 73362 and 73382?

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 73382 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 73382, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73362,73382) = 2
LCM(73362,73382) = ( 73362 × 73382) / 2
LCM(73362,73382) = 5383450284 / 2
LCM(73362,73382) = 2691725142

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73362 and 73382 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73362 and 73382. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73362 and 73382.

Prime Factorization of 73362

Prime Factorization of 73382

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73362 and 73382.

LCM(73362,73382) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 12227¹ × 36691¹
LCM(73362,73382) = 2691725142