What is the Least Common Multiple of 73372 and 73392?

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 73372 and 73392 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73372 and 73392, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73372,73392) = 4
LCM(73372,73392) = ( 73372 × 73392) / 4
LCM(73372,73392) = 5384917824 / 4
LCM(73372,73392) = 1346229456

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73372 and 73392 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73372 and 73392. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73372 and 73392.

Prime Factorization of 73372

Prime Factorization of 73392

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73372 and 73392.

LCM(73372,73392) = 2⁴ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 83¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 139¹
LCM(73372,73392) = 1346229456