What is the Least Common Multiple of 73212 and 73231?

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 73212 and 73231 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73212 and 73231, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73212,73231) = 1
LCM(73212,73231) = ( 73212 × 73231) / 1
LCM(73212,73231) = 5361387972 / 1
LCM(73212,73231) = 5361387972

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73212 and 73231 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73212 and 73231. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73212 and 73231.

Prime Factorization of 73212

Prime Factorization of 73231

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73212 and 73231.

LCM(73212,73231) = 2² × 3¹ × 6101¹ × 67¹ × 1093¹
LCM(73212,73231) = 5361387972