What is the Least Common Multiple of 73820 and 73826?

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 73820 and 73826 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73820 and 73826, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73820,73826) = 2
LCM(73820,73826) = ( 73820 × 73826) / 2
LCM(73820,73826) = 5449835320 / 2
LCM(73820,73826) = 2724917660

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73820 and 73826 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73820 and 73826. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73820 and 73826.

Prime Factorization of 73820

Prime Factorization of 73826

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73820 and 73826.

LCM(73820,73826) = 2² × 5¹ × 3691¹ × 36913¹
LCM(73820,73826) = 2724917660