What is the Least Common Multiple of 73535 and 73550?

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 73535 and 73550 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73535 and 73550, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73535,73550) = 5
LCM(73535,73550) = ( 73535 × 73550) / 5
LCM(73535,73550) = 5408499250 / 5
LCM(73535,73550) = 1081699850

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73535 and 73550 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73535 and 73550. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73535 and 73550.

Prime Factorization of 73535

Prime Factorization of 73550

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73535 and 73550.

LCM(73535,73550) = 5² × 7¹ × 11¹ × 191¹ × 2¹ × 1471¹
LCM(73535,73550) = 1081699850