What is the Least Common Multiple of 73853 and 73873?

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 73853 and 73873 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73853 and 73873, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73853,73873) = 1
LCM(73853,73873) = ( 73853 × 73873) / 1
LCM(73853,73873) = 5455742669 / 1
LCM(73853,73873) = 5455742669

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73853 and 73873 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73853 and 73873. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73853 and 73873.

Prime Factorization of 73853

Prime Factorization of 73873

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73853 and 73873.

LCM(73853,73873) = 13² × 19¹ × 23¹ × 31¹ × 2383¹
LCM(73853,73873) = 5455742669