What is the Least Common Multiple of 73441 and 73446?

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 73441 and 73446 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73441 and 73446, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73441,73446) = 1
LCM(73441,73446) = ( 73441 × 73446) / 1
LCM(73441,73446) = 5393947686 / 1
LCM(73441,73446) = 5393947686

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73441 and 73446 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73441 and 73446. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73441 and 73446.

Prime Factorization of 73441

Prime Factorization of 73446

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73441 and 73446.

LCM(73441,73446) = 271² × 2¹ × 3¹ × 12241¹
LCM(73441,73446) = 5393947686