What is the Least Common Multiple of 73601 and 73612?

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 73601 and 73612 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73601 and 73612, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73601,73612) = 11
LCM(73601,73612) = ( 73601 × 73612) / 11
LCM(73601,73612) = 5417916812 / 11
LCM(73601,73612) = 492537892

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73601 and 73612 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73601 and 73612. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73601 and 73612.

Prime Factorization of 73601

Prime Factorization of 73612

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73601 and 73612.

LCM(73601,73612) = 11¹ × 6691¹ × 2² × 7¹ × 239¹
LCM(73601,73612) = 492537892