What is the Least Common Multiple of 73732 and 73741?

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 73732 and 73741 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73732 and 73741, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73732,73741) = 1
LCM(73732,73741) = ( 73732 × 73741) / 1
LCM(73732,73741) = 5437071412 / 1
LCM(73732,73741) = 5437071412

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73732 and 73741 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73732 and 73741. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73732 and 73741.

Prime Factorization of 73732

Prime Factorization of 73741

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73732 and 73741.

LCM(73732,73741) = 2² × 18433¹ × 37¹ × 1993¹
LCM(73732,73741) = 5437071412