What is the Least Common Multiple of 73849 and 73857?

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 73849 and 73857 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73849 and 73857, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73849,73857) = 1
LCM(73849,73857) = ( 73849 × 73857) / 1
LCM(73849,73857) = 5454265593 / 1
LCM(73849,73857) = 5454265593

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73849 and 73857 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73849 and 73857. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73849 and 73857.

Prime Factorization of 73849

Prime Factorization of 73857

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73849 and 73857.

LCM(73849,73857) = 73849¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 3517¹
LCM(73849,73857) = 5454265593