What is the Least Common Multiple of 73582 and 73587?

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 73582 and 73587 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73582 and 73587, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73582,73587) = 1
LCM(73582,73587) = ( 73582 × 73587) / 1
LCM(73582,73587) = 5414678634 / 1
LCM(73582,73587) = 5414678634

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73582 and 73587 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73582 and 73587. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73582 and 73587.

Prime Factorization of 73582

Prime Factorization of 73587

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73582 and 73587.

LCM(73582,73587) = 2¹ × 36791¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 1291¹
LCM(73582,73587) = 5414678634