What is the Least Common Multiple of 73880 and 73895?

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 73880 and 73895 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73880 and 73895, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73880,73895) = 5
LCM(73880,73895) = ( 73880 × 73895) / 5
LCM(73880,73895) = 5459362600 / 5
LCM(73880,73895) = 1091872520

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73880 and 73895 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73880 and 73895. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73880 and 73895.

Prime Factorization of 73880

Prime Factorization of 73895

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73880 and 73895.

LCM(73880,73895) = 2³ × 5¹ × 1847¹ × 14779¹
LCM(73880,73895) = 1091872520