What is the Least Common Multiple of 73710 and 73716?

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 73710 and 73716 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73710 and 73716, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73710,73716) = 6
LCM(73710,73716) = ( 73710 × 73716) / 6
LCM(73710,73716) = 5433606360 / 6
LCM(73710,73716) = 905601060

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73710 and 73716 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73710 and 73716. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73710 and 73716.

Prime Factorization of 73710

Prime Factorization of 73716

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73710 and 73716.

LCM(73710,73716) = 2² × 3⁴ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 6143¹
LCM(73710,73716) = 905601060