What is the Least Common Multiple of 73527 and 73544?

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 73527 and 73544 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73527 and 73544, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73527,73544) = 1
LCM(73527,73544) = ( 73527 × 73544) / 1
LCM(73527,73544) = 5407469688 / 1
LCM(73527,73544) = 5407469688

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73527 and 73544 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73527 and 73544. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73527 and 73544.

Prime Factorization of 73527

Prime Factorization of 73544

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73527 and 73544.

LCM(73527,73544) = 3¹ × 24509¹ × 2³ × 29¹ × 317¹
LCM(73527,73544) = 5407469688