What is the Least Common Multiple of 73688 and 73692?

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 73688 and 73692 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73688 and 73692, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73688,73692) = 4
LCM(73688,73692) = ( 73688 × 73692) / 4
LCM(73688,73692) = 5430216096 / 4
LCM(73688,73692) = 1357554024

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73688 and 73692 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73688 and 73692. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73688 and 73692.

Prime Factorization of 73688

Prime Factorization of 73692

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73688 and 73692.

LCM(73688,73692) = 2³ × 61¹ × 151¹ × 3² × 23¹ × 89¹
LCM(73688,73692) = 1357554024