What is the Least Common Multiple of 73882 and 73902?

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 73882 and 73902 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73882 and 73902, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73882,73902) = 2
LCM(73882,73902) = ( 73882 × 73902) / 2
LCM(73882,73902) = 5460027564 / 2
LCM(73882,73902) = 2730013782

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73882 and 73902 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73882 and 73902. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73882 and 73902.

Prime Factorization of 73882

Prime Factorization of 73902

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73882 and 73902.

LCM(73882,73902) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 41¹ × 53¹ × 3¹ × 109¹ × 113¹
LCM(73882,73902) = 2730013782