What is the Least Common Multiple of 73428 and 73434?

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 73428 and 73434 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73428 and 73434, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73428,73434) = 6
LCM(73428,73434) = ( 73428 × 73434) / 6
LCM(73428,73434) = 5392111752 / 6
LCM(73428,73434) = 898685292

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73428 and 73434 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73428 and 73434. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73428 and 73434.

Prime Factorization of 73428

Prime Factorization of 73434

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73428 and 73434.

LCM(73428,73434) = 2² × 3¹ × 29¹ × 211¹ × 12239¹
LCM(73428,73434) = 898685292