What is the Least Common Multiple of 73788 and 73804?

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 73788 and 73804 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73788 and 73804, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73788,73804) = 4
LCM(73788,73804) = ( 73788 × 73804) / 4
LCM(73788,73804) = 5445849552 / 4
LCM(73788,73804) = 1361462388

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73788 and 73804 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73788 and 73804. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73788 and 73804.

Prime Factorization of 73788

Prime Factorization of 73804

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73788 and 73804.

LCM(73788,73804) = 2² × 3¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 43¹ × 18451¹
LCM(73788,73804) = 1361462388