What is the Least Common Multiple of 73537 and 73549?

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 73537 and 73549 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73537 and 73549, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73537,73549) = 1
LCM(73537,73549) = ( 73537 × 73549) / 1
LCM(73537,73549) = 5408572813 / 1
LCM(73537,73549) = 5408572813

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73537 and 73549 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73537 and 73549. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73537 and 73549.

Prime Factorization of 73537

Prime Factorization of 73549

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73537 and 73549.

LCM(73537,73549) = 151¹ × 487¹ × 7² × 19¹ × 79¹
LCM(73537,73549) = 5408572813