What is the Least Common Multiple of 73931 and 73951?

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 73931 and 73951 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73931 and 73951, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73931,73951) = 1
LCM(73931,73951) = ( 73931 × 73951) / 1
LCM(73931,73951) = 5467271381 / 1
LCM(73931,73951) = 5467271381

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73931 and 73951 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73931 and 73951. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73931 and 73951.

Prime Factorization of 73931

Prime Factorization of 73951

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73931 and 73951.

LCM(73931,73951) = 11² × 13¹ × 47¹ × 73951¹
LCM(73931,73951) = 5467271381