What is the Least Common Multiple of 73917 and 73929?

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 73917 and 73929 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73917 and 73929, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73917,73929) = 3
LCM(73917,73929) = ( 73917 × 73929) / 3
LCM(73917,73929) = 5464609893 / 3
LCM(73917,73929) = 1821536631

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73917 and 73929 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73917 and 73929. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73917 and 73929.

Prime Factorization of 73917

Prime Factorization of 73929

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73917 and 73929.

LCM(73917,73929) = 3² × 43¹ × 191¹ × 19¹ × 1297¹
LCM(73917,73929) = 1821536631