What is the Least Common Multiple of 73642 and 73655?

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 73642 and 73655 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73642 and 73655, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73642,73655) = 1
LCM(73642,73655) = ( 73642 × 73655) / 1
LCM(73642,73655) = 5424101510 / 1
LCM(73642,73655) = 5424101510

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73642 and 73655 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73642 and 73655. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73642 and 73655.

Prime Factorization of 73642

Prime Factorization of 73655

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73642 and 73655.

LCM(73642,73655) = 2¹ × 36821¹ × 5¹ × 14731¹
LCM(73642,73655) = 5424101510