What is the Least Common Multiple of 73476 and 73486?

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 73476 and 73486 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73476 and 73486, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73476,73486) = 2
LCM(73476,73486) = ( 73476 × 73486) / 2
LCM(73476,73486) = 5399457336 / 2
LCM(73476,73486) = 2699728668

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73476 and 73486 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73476 and 73486. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73476 and 73486.

Prime Factorization of 73476

Prime Factorization of 73486

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73476 and 73486.

LCM(73476,73486) = 2² × 3² × 13¹ × 157¹ × 7¹ × 29¹ × 181¹
LCM(73476,73486) = 2699728668