What is the Least Common Multiple of 73497 and 73505?

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 73497 and 73505 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73497 and 73505, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73497,73505) = 1
LCM(73497,73505) = ( 73497 × 73505) / 1
LCM(73497,73505) = 5402396985 / 1
LCM(73497,73505) = 5402396985

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73497 and 73505 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73497 and 73505. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73497 and 73505.

Prime Factorization of 73497

Prime Factorization of 73505

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73497 and 73505.

LCM(73497,73505) = 3¹ × 24499¹ × 5¹ × 61¹ × 241¹
LCM(73497,73505) = 5402396985