What is the Least Common Multiple of 73912 and 73932?

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 73912 and 73932 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73912 and 73932, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73912,73932) = 4
LCM(73912,73932) = ( 73912 × 73932) / 4
LCM(73912,73932) = 5464461984 / 4
LCM(73912,73932) = 1366115496

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73912 and 73932 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73912 and 73932. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73912 and 73932.

Prime Factorization of 73912

Prime Factorization of 73932

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73912 and 73932.

LCM(73912,73932) = 2³ × 9239¹ × 3¹ × 61¹ × 101¹
LCM(73912,73932) = 1366115496