What is the Least Common Multiple of 73548 and 73562?

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 73562 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 73562, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73548,73562) = 2
LCM(73548,73562) = ( 73548 × 73562) / 2
LCM(73548,73562) = 5410337976 / 2
LCM(73548,73562) = 2705168988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73548 and 73562 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73548 and 73562. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73548 and 73562.

Prime Factorization of 73548

Prime Factorization of 73562

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73548 and 73562.

LCM(73548,73562) = 2² × 3⁴ × 227¹ × 36781¹
LCM(73548,73562) = 2705168988