What is the Least Common Multiple of 73879 and 73883?

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 73879 and 73883 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73879 and 73883, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73879,73883) = 1
LCM(73879,73883) = ( 73879 × 73883) / 1
LCM(73879,73883) = 5458402157 / 1
LCM(73879,73883) = 5458402157

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73879 and 73883 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73879 and 73883. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73879 and 73883.

Prime Factorization of 73879

Prime Factorization of 73883

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73879 and 73883.

LCM(73879,73883) = 13¹ × 5683¹ × 73883¹
LCM(73879,73883) = 5458402157