What is the Least Common Multiple of 73509 and 73528?

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 73509 and 73528 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73509 and 73528, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73509,73528) = 1
LCM(73509,73528) = ( 73509 × 73528) / 1
LCM(73509,73528) = 5404969752 / 1
LCM(73509,73528) = 5404969752

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73509 and 73528 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73509 and 73528. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73509 and 73528.

Prime Factorization of 73509

Prime Factorization of 73528

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73509 and 73528.

LCM(73509,73528) = 3¹ × 107¹ × 229¹ × 2³ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 101¹
LCM(73509,73528) = 5404969752