What is the Least Common Multiple of 73723 and 73736?

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 73723 and 73736 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73723 and 73736, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73723,73736) = 13
LCM(73723,73736) = ( 73723 × 73736) / 13
LCM(73723,73736) = 5436039128 / 13
LCM(73723,73736) = 418156856

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73723 and 73736 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73723 and 73736. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73723 and 73736.

Prime Factorization of 73723

Prime Factorization of 73736

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73723 and 73736.

LCM(73723,73736) = 13¹ × 53¹ × 107¹ × 2³ × 709¹
LCM(73723,73736) = 418156856