What is the Least Common Multiple of 73584 and 73596?

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 73584 and 73596 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73584 and 73596, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73584,73596) = 12
LCM(73584,73596) = ( 73584 × 73596) / 12
LCM(73584,73596) = 5415488064 / 12
LCM(73584,73596) = 451290672

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73584 and 73596 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73584 and 73596. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73584 and 73596.

Prime Factorization of 73584

Prime Factorization of 73596

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73584 and 73596.

LCM(73584,73596) = 2⁴ × 3² × 7¹ × 73¹ × 6133¹
LCM(73584,73596) = 451290672