What is the Least Common Multiple of 73401 and 73417?

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 73401 and 73417 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73401 and 73417, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73401,73417) = 1
LCM(73401,73417) = ( 73401 × 73417) / 1
LCM(73401,73417) = 5388881217 / 1
LCM(73401,73417) = 5388881217

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73401 and 73417 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73401 and 73417. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73401 and 73417.

Prime Factorization of 73401

Prime Factorization of 73417

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73401 and 73417.

LCM(73401,73417) = 3¹ × 43¹ × 569¹ × 73417¹
LCM(73401,73417) = 5388881217