What is the Least Common Multiple of 73847 and 73863?

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 73847 and 73863 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73847 and 73863, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73847,73863) = 1
LCM(73847,73863) = ( 73847 × 73863) / 1
LCM(73847,73863) = 5454560961 / 1
LCM(73847,73863) = 5454560961

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73847 and 73863 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73847 and 73863. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73847 and 73863.

Prime Factorization of 73847

Prime Factorization of 73863

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73847 and 73863.

LCM(73847,73863) = 73847¹ × 3² × 29¹ × 283¹
LCM(73847,73863) = 5454560961