What is the Least Common Multiple of 73953 and 73957?

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 73953 and 73957 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73953 and 73957, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73953,73957) = 1
LCM(73953,73957) = ( 73953 × 73957) / 1
LCM(73953,73957) = 5469342021 / 1
LCM(73953,73957) = 5469342021

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73953 and 73957 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73953 and 73957. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73953 and 73957.

Prime Factorization of 73953

Prime Factorization of 73957

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73953 and 73957.

LCM(73953,73957) = 3⁴ × 11¹ × 83¹ × 13¹ × 5689¹
LCM(73953,73957) = 5469342021