What is the Least Common Multiple of 73884 and 73897?

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 73884 and 73897 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73884 and 73897, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73884,73897) = 1
LCM(73884,73897) = ( 73884 × 73897) / 1
LCM(73884,73897) = 5459805948 / 1
LCM(73884,73897) = 5459805948

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73884 and 73897 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73884 and 73897. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73884 and 73897.

Prime Factorization of 73884

Prime Factorization of 73897

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73884 and 73897.

LCM(73884,73897) = 2² × 3¹ × 47¹ × 131¹ × 73897¹
LCM(73884,73897) = 5459805948