What is the Least Common Multiple of 73964 and 73969?

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 73964 and 73969 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73964 and 73969, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73964,73969) = 1
LCM(73964,73969) = ( 73964 × 73969) / 1
LCM(73964,73969) = 5471043116 / 1
LCM(73964,73969) = 5471043116

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73964 and 73969 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73964 and 73969. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73964 and 73969.

Prime Factorization of 73964

Prime Factorization of 73969

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73964 and 73969.

LCM(73964,73969) = 2² × 11¹ × 41² × 7¹ × 10567¹
LCM(73964,73969) = 5471043116