What is the Least Common Multiple of 73812 and 73820?

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 73812 and 73820 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73812 and 73820, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73812,73820) = 4
LCM(73812,73820) = ( 73812 × 73820) / 4
LCM(73812,73820) = 5448801840 / 4
LCM(73812,73820) = 1362200460

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73812 and 73820 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73812 and 73820. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73812 and 73820.

Prime Factorization of 73812

Prime Factorization of 73820

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73812 and 73820.

LCM(73812,73820) = 2² × 3¹ × 6151¹ × 5¹ × 3691¹
LCM(73812,73820) = 1362200460