What is the Least Common Multiple of 73463 and 73473?

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 73463 and 73473 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73463 and 73473, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73463,73473) = 1
LCM(73463,73473) = ( 73463 × 73473) / 1
LCM(73463,73473) = 5397546999 / 1
LCM(73463,73473) = 5397546999

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73463 and 73473 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73463 and 73473. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73463 and 73473.

Prime Factorization of 73463

Prime Factorization of 73473

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73463 and 73473.

LCM(73463,73473) = 13¹ × 5651¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 1289¹
LCM(73463,73473) = 5397546999