What is the Least Common Multiple of 73941 and 73961?

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 73941 and 73961 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73941 and 73961, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73941,73961) = 1
LCM(73941,73961) = ( 73941 × 73961) / 1
LCM(73941,73961) = 5468750301 / 1
LCM(73941,73961) = 5468750301

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73941 and 73961 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73941 and 73961. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73941 and 73961.

Prime Factorization of 73941

Prime Factorization of 73961

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73941 and 73961.

LCM(73941,73961) = 3¹ × 7² × 503¹ × 73961¹
LCM(73941,73961) = 5468750301