What is the Least Common Multiple of 73842 and 73861?

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 73842 and 73861 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73842 and 73861, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73842,73861) = 1
LCM(73842,73861) = ( 73842 × 73861) / 1
LCM(73842,73861) = 5454043962 / 1
LCM(73842,73861) = 5454043962

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73842 and 73861 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73842 and 73861. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73842 and 73861.

Prime Factorization of 73842

Prime Factorization of 73861

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73842 and 73861.

LCM(73842,73861) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 397¹ × 233¹ × 317¹
LCM(73842,73861) = 5454043962