What is the Least Common Multiple of 73848 and 73858?

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 73848 and 73858 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73848 and 73858, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73848,73858) = 2
LCM(73848,73858) = ( 73848 × 73858) / 2
LCM(73848,73858) = 5454265584 / 2
LCM(73848,73858) = 2727132792

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73848 and 73858 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73848 and 73858. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73848 and 73858.

Prime Factorization of 73848

Prime Factorization of 73858

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73848 and 73858.

LCM(73848,73858) = 2³ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 181¹ × 36929¹
LCM(73848,73858) = 2727132792