What is the Least Common Multiple of 73445 and 73450?

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 73445 and 73450 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73445 and 73450, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73445,73450) = 5
LCM(73445,73450) = ( 73445 × 73450) / 5
LCM(73445,73450) = 5394535250 / 5
LCM(73445,73450) = 1078907050

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73445 and 73450 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73445 and 73450. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73445 and 73450.

Prime Factorization of 73445

Prime Factorization of 73450

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73445 and 73450.

LCM(73445,73450) = 5² × 37¹ × 397¹ × 2¹ × 13¹ × 113¹
LCM(73445,73450) = 1078907050