What is the Least Common Multiple of 73536 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 73536 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 73536 and 73550, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73536,73550) = 2
LCM(73536,73550) = ( 73536 × 73550) / 2
LCM(73536,73550) = 5408572800 / 2
LCM(73536,73550) = 2704286400

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73536 and 73550 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73536 and 73550. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73536 and 73550.

Prime Factorization of 73536

Prime Factorization of 73550

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73536 and 73550.

LCM(73536,73550) = 2⁶ × 3¹ × 383¹ × 5² × 1471¹
LCM(73536,73550) = 2704286400