What is the Least Common Multiple of 73748 and 73765?

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 73748 and 73765 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73748 and 73765, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73748,73765) = 1
LCM(73748,73765) = ( 73748 × 73765) / 1
LCM(73748,73765) = 5440021220 / 1
LCM(73748,73765) = 5440021220

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73748 and 73765 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73748 and 73765. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73748 and 73765.

Prime Factorization of 73748

Prime Factorization of 73765

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73748 and 73765.

LCM(73748,73765) = 2² × 103¹ × 179¹ × 5¹ × 14753¹
LCM(73748,73765) = 5440021220