What is the Least Common Multiple of 73423 and 73431?

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 73423 and 73431 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73423 and 73431, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73423,73431) = 1
LCM(73423,73431) = ( 73423 × 73431) / 1
LCM(73423,73431) = 5391524313 / 1
LCM(73423,73431) = 5391524313

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73423 and 73431 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73423 and 73431. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73423 and 73431.

Prime Factorization of 73423

Prime Factorization of 73431

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73423 and 73431.

LCM(73423,73431) = 7¹ × 17¹ × 617¹ × 3² × 41¹ × 199¹
LCM(73423,73431) = 5391524313