What is the Least Common Multiple of 73545 and 73551?

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 73545 and 73551 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73545 and 73551, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73545,73551) = 3
LCM(73545,73551) = ( 73545 × 73551) / 3
LCM(73545,73551) = 5409308295 / 3
LCM(73545,73551) = 1803102765

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73545 and 73551 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73545 and 73551. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73545 and 73551.

Prime Factorization of 73545

Prime Factorization of 73551

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73545 and 73551.

LCM(73545,73551) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 4903¹ × 24517¹
LCM(73545,73551) = 1803102765