What is the Least Common Multiple of 73724 and 73739?

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 73724 and 73739 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73724 and 73739, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73724,73739) = 1
LCM(73724,73739) = ( 73724 × 73739) / 1
LCM(73724,73739) = 5436334036 / 1
LCM(73724,73739) = 5436334036

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73724 and 73739 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73724 and 73739. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73724 and 73739.

Prime Factorization of 73724

Prime Factorization of 73739

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73724 and 73739.

LCM(73724,73739) = 2² × 7¹ × 2633¹ × 19¹ × 3881¹
LCM(73724,73739) = 5436334036