What is the Least Common Multiple of 73833 and 73846?

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 73833 and 73846 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73833 and 73846, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73833,73846) = 1
LCM(73833,73846) = ( 73833 × 73846) / 1
LCM(73833,73846) = 5452271718 / 1
LCM(73833,73846) = 5452271718

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73833 and 73846 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73833 and 73846. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73833 and 73846.

Prime Factorization of 73833

Prime Factorization of 73846

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73833 and 73846.

LCM(73833,73846) = 3¹ × 24611¹ × 2¹ × 36923¹
LCM(73833,73846) = 5452271718