What is the Least Common Multiple of 73551 and 73558?

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 73551 and 73558 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73551 and 73558, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73551,73558) = 1
LCM(73551,73558) = ( 73551 × 73558) / 1
LCM(73551,73558) = 5410264458 / 1
LCM(73551,73558) = 5410264458

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73551 and 73558 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73551 and 73558. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73551 and 73558.

Prime Factorization of 73551

Prime Factorization of 73558

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73551 and 73558.

LCM(73551,73558) = 3¹ × 24517¹ × 2¹ × 36779¹
LCM(73551,73558) = 5410264458