What is the Least Common Multiple of 73646 and 73666?

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 73646 and 73666 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73646 and 73666, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73646,73666) = 2
LCM(73646,73666) = ( 73646 × 73666) / 2
LCM(73646,73666) = 5425206236 / 2
LCM(73646,73666) = 2712603118

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73646 and 73666 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73646 and 73666. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73646 and 73666.

Prime Factorization of 73646

Prime Factorization of 73666

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73646 and 73666.

LCM(73646,73666) = 2¹ × 23¹ × 1601¹ × 36833¹
LCM(73646,73666) = 2712603118