What is the Least Common Multiple of 73951 and 73955?

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 73951 and 73955 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73951 and 73955, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73951,73955) = 1
LCM(73951,73955) = ( 73951 × 73955) / 1
LCM(73951,73955) = 5469046205 / 1
LCM(73951,73955) = 5469046205

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73951 and 73955 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73951 and 73955. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73951 and 73955.

Prime Factorization of 73951

Prime Factorization of 73955

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73951 and 73955.

LCM(73951,73955) = 73951¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 2113¹
LCM(73951,73955) = 5469046205