What is the Least Common Multiple of 73433 and 73438?

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 73433 and 73438 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73433 and 73438, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73433,73438) = 1
LCM(73433,73438) = ( 73433 × 73438) / 1
LCM(73433,73438) = 5392772654 / 1
LCM(73433,73438) = 5392772654

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73433 and 73438 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73433 and 73438. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73433 and 73438.

Prime Factorization of 73433

Prime Factorization of 73438

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73433 and 73438.

LCM(73433,73438) = 73433¹ × 2¹ × 73¹ × 503¹
LCM(73433,73438) = 5392772654