What is the Least Common Multiple of 73851 and 73855?

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 73851 and 73855 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73851 and 73855, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73851,73855) = 1
LCM(73851,73855) = ( 73851 × 73855) / 1
LCM(73851,73855) = 5454265605 / 1
LCM(73851,73855) = 5454265605

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73851 and 73855 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73851 and 73855. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73851 and 73855.

Prime Factorization of 73851

Prime Factorization of 73855

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73851 and 73855.

LCM(73851,73855) = 3¹ × 103¹ × 239¹ × 5¹ × 14771¹
LCM(73851,73855) = 5454265605