What is the Least Common Multiple of 73642 and 73662?

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 73662 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 73662, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73642,73662) = 2
LCM(73642,73662) = ( 73642 × 73662) / 2
LCM(73642,73662) = 5424617004 / 2
LCM(73642,73662) = 2712308502

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73642 and 73662 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73642 and 73662. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73642 and 73662.

Prime Factorization of 73642

Prime Factorization of 73662

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73642 and 73662.

LCM(73642,73662) = 2¹ × 36821¹ × 3¹ × 12277¹
LCM(73642,73662) = 2712308502