What is the Least Common Multiple of 73572 and 73590?

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 73572 and 73590 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73572 and 73590, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73572,73590) = 6
LCM(73572,73590) = ( 73572 × 73590) / 6
LCM(73572,73590) = 5414163480 / 6
LCM(73572,73590) = 902360580

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73572 and 73590 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73572 and 73590. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73572 and 73590.

Prime Factorization of 73572

Prime Factorization of 73590

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73572 and 73590.

LCM(73572,73590) = 2² × 3¹ × 6131¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 223¹
LCM(73572,73590) = 902360580