What is the Least Common Multiple of 73889 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 73889 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 73889 and 73902, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73889,73902) = 1
LCM(73889,73902) = ( 73889 × 73902) / 1
LCM(73889,73902) = 5460544878 / 1
LCM(73889,73902) = 5460544878

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73889 and 73902 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73889 and 73902. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73889 and 73902.

Prime Factorization of 73889

Prime Factorization of 73902

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73889 and 73902.

LCM(73889,73902) = 37¹ × 1997¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 109¹ × 113¹
LCM(73889,73902) = 5460544878