What is the Least Common Multiple of 73422 and 73436?

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 73422 and 73436 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73422 and 73436, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73422,73436) = 2
LCM(73422,73436) = ( 73422 × 73436) / 2
LCM(73422,73436) = 5391817992 / 2
LCM(73422,73436) = 2695908996

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73422 and 73436 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73422 and 73436. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73422 and 73436.

Prime Factorization of 73422

Prime Factorization of 73436

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73422 and 73436.

LCM(73422,73436) = 2² × 3² × 4079¹ × 11¹ × 1669¹
LCM(73422,73436) = 2695908996