What is the Least Common Multiple of 73492 and 73497?

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 73492 and 73497 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73492 and 73497, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73492,73497) = 1
LCM(73492,73497) = ( 73492 × 73497) / 1
LCM(73492,73497) = 5401441524 / 1
LCM(73492,73497) = 5401441524

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73492 and 73497 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73492 and 73497. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73492 and 73497.

Prime Factorization of 73492

Prime Factorization of 73497

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73492 and 73497.

LCM(73492,73497) = 2² × 19¹ × 967¹ × 3¹ × 24499¹
LCM(73492,73497) = 5401441524