What is the Least Common Multiple of 73652 and 73657?

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 73652 and 73657 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73652 and 73657, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73652,73657) = 1
LCM(73652,73657) = ( 73652 × 73657) / 1
LCM(73652,73657) = 5424985364 / 1
LCM(73652,73657) = 5424985364

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73652 and 73657 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73652 and 73657. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73652 and 73657.

Prime Factorization of 73652

Prime Factorization of 73657

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73652 and 73657.

LCM(73652,73657) = 2² × 18413¹ × 73¹ × 1009¹
LCM(73652,73657) = 5424985364