What is the Least Common Multiple of 73993 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 73993 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 73993 and 73998, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73993,73998) = 1
LCM(73993,73998) = ( 73993 × 73998) / 1
LCM(73993,73998) = 5475334014 / 1
LCM(73993,73998) = 5475334014

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73993 and 73998 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73993 and 73998. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73993 and 73998.

Prime Factorization of 73993

Prime Factorization of 73998

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73993 and 73998.

LCM(73993,73998) = 61¹ × 1213¹ × 2¹ × 3² × 4111¹
LCM(73993,73998) = 5475334014