What is the Least Common Multiple of 73371 and 73384?

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 73371 and 73384 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73371 and 73384, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73371,73384) = 1
LCM(73371,73384) = ( 73371 × 73384) / 1
LCM(73371,73384) = 5384257464 / 1
LCM(73371,73384) = 5384257464

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73371 and 73384 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73371 and 73384. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73371 and 73384.

Prime Factorization of 73371

Prime Factorization of 73384

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73371 and 73384.

LCM(73371,73384) = 3¹ × 37¹ × 661¹ × 2³ × 9173¹
LCM(73371,73384) = 5384257464