What is the Least Common Multiple of 73398 and 73402?

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 73398 and 73402 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73398 and 73402, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73398,73402) = 2
LCM(73398,73402) = ( 73398 × 73402) / 2
LCM(73398,73402) = 5387559996 / 2
LCM(73398,73402) = 2693779998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73398 and 73402 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73398 and 73402. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73398 and 73402.

Prime Factorization of 73398

Prime Factorization of 73402

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73398 and 73402.

LCM(73398,73402) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 941¹ × 7³ × 107¹
LCM(73398,73402) = 2693779998