What is the Least Common Multiple of 73802 and 73822?

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 73802 and 73822 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73802 and 73822, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73802,73822) = 2
LCM(73802,73822) = ( 73802 × 73822) / 2
LCM(73802,73822) = 5448211244 / 2
LCM(73802,73822) = 2724105622

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73802 and 73822 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73802 and 73822. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73802 and 73822.

Prime Factorization of 73802

Prime Factorization of 73822

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73802 and 73822.

LCM(73802,73822) = 2¹ × 36901¹ × 7¹ × 5273¹
LCM(73802,73822) = 2724105622