What is the Least Common Multiple of 73217 and 73235?

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 73217 and 73235 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73217 and 73235, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73217,73235) = 1
LCM(73217,73235) = ( 73217 × 73235) / 1
LCM(73217,73235) = 5362046995 / 1
LCM(73217,73235) = 5362046995

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73217 and 73235 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73217 and 73235. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73217 and 73235.

Prime Factorization of 73217

Prime Factorization of 73235

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73217 and 73235.

LCM(73217,73235) = 211¹ × 347¹ × 5¹ × 97¹ × 151¹
LCM(73217,73235) = 5362046995