What is the Least Common Multiple of 73978 and 73998?

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 73978 and 73998 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73978 and 73998, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73978,73998) = 2
LCM(73978,73998) = ( 73978 × 73998) / 2
LCM(73978,73998) = 5474224044 / 2
LCM(73978,73998) = 2737112022

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73978 and 73998 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73978 and 73998. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73978 and 73998.

Prime Factorization of 73978

Prime Factorization of 73998

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73978 and 73998.

LCM(73978,73998) = 2¹ × 47¹ × 787¹ × 3² × 4111¹
LCM(73978,73998) = 2737112022