What is the Least Common Multiple of 73402 and 73406?

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 73402 and 73406 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73402 and 73406, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73402,73406) = 2
LCM(73402,73406) = ( 73402 × 73406) / 2
LCM(73402,73406) = 5388147212 / 2
LCM(73402,73406) = 2694073606

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73402 and 73406 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73402 and 73406. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73402 and 73406.

Prime Factorization of 73402

Prime Factorization of 73406

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73402 and 73406.

LCM(73402,73406) = 2¹ × 7³ × 107¹ × 17² × 127¹
LCM(73402,73406) = 2694073606