What is the Least Common Multiple of 73991 and 73995?

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 73991 and 73995 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73991 and 73995, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73991,73995) = 1
LCM(73991,73995) = ( 73991 × 73995) / 1
LCM(73991,73995) = 5474964045 / 1
LCM(73991,73995) = 5474964045

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73991 and 73995 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73991 and 73995. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73991 and 73995.

Prime Factorization of 73991

Prime Factorization of 73995

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73991 and 73995.

LCM(73991,73995) = 23¹ × 3217¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 4933¹
LCM(73991,73995) = 5474964045