What is the Least Common Multiple of 73665 and 73683?

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 73665 and 73683 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73665 and 73683, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73665,73683) = 9
LCM(73665,73683) = ( 73665 × 73683) / 9
LCM(73665,73683) = 5427858195 / 9
LCM(73665,73683) = 603095355

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73665 and 73683 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73665 and 73683. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73665 and 73683.

Prime Factorization of 73665

Prime Factorization of 73683

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73665 and 73683.

LCM(73665,73683) = 3³ × 5¹ × 1637¹ × 2729¹
LCM(73665,73683) = 603095355