What is the Least Common Multiple of 73715 and 73731?

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 73715 and 73731 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73715 and 73731, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73715,73731) = 1
LCM(73715,73731) = ( 73715 × 73731) / 1
LCM(73715,73731) = 5435080665 / 1
LCM(73715,73731) = 5435080665

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73715 and 73731 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73715 and 73731. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73715 and 73731.

Prime Factorization of 73715

Prime Factorization of 73731

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73715 and 73731.

LCM(73715,73731) = 5¹ × 23¹ × 641¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 3511¹
LCM(73715,73731) = 5435080665