What is the Least Common Multiple of 73443 and 73448?

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 73443 and 73448 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73443 and 73448, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73443,73448) = 1
LCM(73443,73448) = ( 73443 × 73448) / 1
LCM(73443,73448) = 5394241464 / 1
LCM(73443,73448) = 5394241464

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73443 and 73448 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73443 and 73448. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73443 and 73448.

Prime Factorization of 73443

Prime Factorization of 73448

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73443 and 73448.

LCM(73443,73448) = 3¹ × 24481¹ × 2³ × 9181¹
LCM(73443,73448) = 5394241464