What is the Least Common Multiple of 73561 and 73566?

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 73561 and 73566 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73561 and 73566, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73561,73566) = 1
LCM(73561,73566) = ( 73561 × 73566) / 1
LCM(73561,73566) = 5411588526 / 1
LCM(73561,73566) = 5411588526

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73561 and 73566 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73561 and 73566. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73561 and 73566.

Prime Factorization of 73561

Prime Factorization of 73566

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73561 and 73566.

LCM(73561,73566) = 73561¹ × 2¹ × 3² × 61¹ × 67¹
LCM(73561,73566) = 5411588526