What is the Least Common Multiple of 73501 and 73516?

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 73501 and 73516 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73501 and 73516, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73501,73516) = 1
LCM(73501,73516) = ( 73501 × 73516) / 1
LCM(73501,73516) = 5403499516 / 1
LCM(73501,73516) = 5403499516

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73501 and 73516 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73501 and 73516. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73501 and 73516.

Prime Factorization of 73501

Prime Factorization of 73516

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73501 and 73516.

LCM(73501,73516) = 31¹ × 2371¹ × 2² × 18379¹
LCM(73501,73516) = 5403499516