What is the Least Common Multiple of 73949 and 73964?

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 73949 and 73964 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73949 and 73964, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73949,73964) = 1
LCM(73949,73964) = ( 73949 × 73964) / 1
LCM(73949,73964) = 5469563836 / 1
LCM(73949,73964) = 5469563836

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73949 and 73964 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73949 and 73964. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73949 and 73964.

Prime Factorization of 73949

Prime Factorization of 73964

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73949 and 73964.

LCM(73949,73964) = 73¹ × 1013¹ × 2² × 11¹ × 41²
LCM(73949,73964) = 5469563836