What is the Least Common Multiple of 73837 and 73848?

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 73837 and 73848 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73837 and 73848, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73837,73848) = 1
LCM(73837,73848) = ( 73837 × 73848) / 1
LCM(73837,73848) = 5452714776 / 1
LCM(73837,73848) = 5452714776

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73837 and 73848 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73837 and 73848. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73837 and 73848.

Prime Factorization of 73837

Prime Factorization of 73848

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73837 and 73848.

LCM(73837,73848) = 47¹ × 1571¹ × 2³ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 181¹
LCM(73837,73848) = 5452714776