What is the Least Common Multiple of 73868 and 73876?

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 73868 and 73876 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73868 and 73876, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73868,73876) = 4
LCM(73868,73876) = ( 73868 × 73876) / 4
LCM(73868,73876) = 5457072368 / 4
LCM(73868,73876) = 1364268092

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73868 and 73876 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73868 and 73876. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73868 and 73876.

Prime Factorization of 73868

Prime Factorization of 73876

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73868 and 73876.

LCM(73868,73876) = 2² × 59¹ × 313¹ × 11¹ × 23¹ × 73¹
LCM(73868,73876) = 1364268092