What is the Least Common Multiple of 73507 and 73522?

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 73507 and 73522 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73507 and 73522, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73507,73522) = 1
LCM(73507,73522) = ( 73507 × 73522) / 1
LCM(73507,73522) = 5404381654 / 1
LCM(73507,73522) = 5404381654

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73507 and 73522 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73507 and 73522. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73507 and 73522.

Prime Factorization of 73507

Prime Factorization of 73522

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73507 and 73522.

LCM(73507,73522) = 7¹ × 10501¹ × 2¹ × 36761¹
LCM(73507,73522) = 5404381654