What is the Least Common Multiple of 73812 and 73821?

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 73821 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 73821, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73812,73821) = 3
LCM(73812,73821) = ( 73812 × 73821) / 3
LCM(73812,73821) = 5448875652 / 3
LCM(73812,73821) = 1816291884

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73812 and 73821 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73812 and 73821. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73812 and 73821.

Prime Factorization of 73812

Prime Factorization of 73821

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73812 and 73821.

LCM(73812,73821) = 2² × 3¹ × 6151¹ × 11¹ × 2237¹
LCM(73812,73821) = 1816291884