What is the Least Common Multiple of 73635 and 73641?

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 73635 and 73641 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73635 and 73641, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73635,73641) = 3
LCM(73635,73641) = ( 73635 × 73641) / 3
LCM(73635,73641) = 5422555035 / 3
LCM(73635,73641) = 1807518345

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73635 and 73641 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73635 and 73641. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73635 and 73641.

Prime Factorization of 73635

Prime Factorization of 73641

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73635 and 73641.

LCM(73635,73641) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 4909¹ × 24547¹
LCM(73635,73641) = 1807518345