What is the Least Common Multiple of 73834 and 73850?

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 73834 and 73850 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73834 and 73850, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73834,73850) = 2
LCM(73834,73850) = ( 73834 × 73850) / 2
LCM(73834,73850) = 5452640900 / 2
LCM(73834,73850) = 2726320450

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73834 and 73850 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73834 and 73850. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73834 and 73850.

Prime Factorization of 73834

Prime Factorization of 73850

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73834 and 73850.

LCM(73834,73850) = 2¹ × 19¹ × 29¹ × 67¹ × 5² × 7¹ × 211¹
LCM(73834,73850) = 2726320450