What is the Least Common Multiple of 73538 and 73548?

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 73538 and 73548 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73538 and 73548, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73538,73548) = 2
LCM(73538,73548) = ( 73538 × 73548) / 2
LCM(73538,73548) = 5408572824 / 2
LCM(73538,73548) = 2704286412

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73538 and 73548 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73538 and 73548. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73538 and 73548.

Prime Factorization of 73538

Prime Factorization of 73548

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73538 and 73548.

LCM(73538,73548) = 2² × 83¹ × 443¹ × 3⁴ × 227¹
LCM(73538,73548) = 2704286412