What is the Least Common Multiple of 73877 and 73885?

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 73877 and 73885 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73877 and 73885, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73877,73885) = 1
LCM(73877,73885) = ( 73877 × 73885) / 1
LCM(73877,73885) = 5458402145 / 1
LCM(73877,73885) = 5458402145

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73877 and 73885 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73877 and 73885. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73877 and 73885.

Prime Factorization of 73877

Prime Factorization of 73885

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73877 and 73885.

LCM(73877,73885) = 73877¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 2111¹
LCM(73877,73885) = 5458402145