What is the Least Common Multiple of 73548 and 73554?

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 73548 and 73554 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73548 and 73554, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73548,73554) = 6
LCM(73548,73554) = ( 73548 × 73554) / 6
LCM(73548,73554) = 5409749592 / 6
LCM(73548,73554) = 901624932

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73548 and 73554 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73548 and 73554. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73548 and 73554.

Prime Factorization of 73548

Prime Factorization of 73554

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73548 and 73554.

LCM(73548,73554) = 2² × 3⁴ × 227¹ × 13¹ × 23¹ × 41¹
LCM(73548,73554) = 901624932