What is the Least Common Multiple of 73554 and 73563?

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 73554 and 73563 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73554 and 73563, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73554,73563) = 3
LCM(73554,73563) = ( 73554 × 73563) / 3
LCM(73554,73563) = 5410852902 / 3
LCM(73554,73563) = 1803617634

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73554 and 73563 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73554 and 73563. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73554 and 73563.

Prime Factorization of 73554

Prime Factorization of 73563

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73554 and 73563.

LCM(73554,73563) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 23¹ × 41¹ × 7¹ × 31¹ × 113¹
LCM(73554,73563) = 1803617634