What is the Least Common Multiple of 73621 and 73636?

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 73621 and 73636 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73621 and 73636, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73621,73636) = 1
LCM(73621,73636) = ( 73621 × 73636) / 1
LCM(73621,73636) = 5421155956 / 1
LCM(73621,73636) = 5421155956

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73621 and 73636 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73621 and 73636. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73621 and 73636.

Prime Factorization of 73621

Prime Factorization of 73636

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73621 and 73636.

LCM(73621,73636) = 83¹ × 887¹ × 2² × 41¹ × 449¹
LCM(73621,73636) = 5421155956