What is the Least Common Multiple of 73972 and 73977?

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 73972 and 73977 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73972 and 73977, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73972,73977) = 1
LCM(73972,73977) = ( 73972 × 73977) / 1
LCM(73972,73977) = 5472226644 / 1
LCM(73972,73977) = 5472226644

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73972 and 73977 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73972 and 73977. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73972 and 73977.

Prime Factorization of 73972

Prime Factorization of 73977

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73972 and 73977.

LCM(73972,73977) = 2² × 18493¹ × 3¹ × 24659¹
LCM(73972,73977) = 5472226644