What is the Least Common Multiple of 73578 and 73592?

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 73578 and 73592 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73578 and 73592, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73578,73592) = 2
LCM(73578,73592) = ( 73578 × 73592) / 2
LCM(73578,73592) = 5414752176 / 2
LCM(73578,73592) = 2707376088

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73578 and 73592 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73578 and 73592. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73578 and 73592.

Prime Factorization of 73578

Prime Factorization of 73592

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73578 and 73592.

LCM(73578,73592) = 2³ × 3¹ × 12263¹ × 9199¹
LCM(73578,73592) = 2707376088