What is the Least Common Multiple of 73562 and 73579?

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 73562 and 73579 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73562 and 73579, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73562,73579) = 1
LCM(73562,73579) = ( 73562 × 73579) / 1
LCM(73562,73579) = 5412618398 / 1
LCM(73562,73579) = 5412618398

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73562 and 73579 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73562 and 73579. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73562 and 73579.

Prime Factorization of 73562

Prime Factorization of 73579

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73562 and 73579.

LCM(73562,73579) = 2¹ × 36781¹ × 11¹ × 6689¹
LCM(73562,73579) = 5412618398