What is the Least Common Multiple of 73431 and 73437?

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 73431 and 73437 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73431 and 73437, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73431,73437) = 3
LCM(73431,73437) = ( 73431 × 73437) / 3
LCM(73431,73437) = 5392552347 / 3
LCM(73431,73437) = 1797517449

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73431 and 73437 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73431 and 73437. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73431 and 73437.

Prime Factorization of 73431

Prime Factorization of 73437

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73431 and 73437.

LCM(73431,73437) = 3² × 41¹ × 199¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 269¹
LCM(73431,73437) = 1797517449