What is the Least Common Multiple of 73221 and 73241?

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 73221 and 73241 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73221 and 73241, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73221,73241) = 1
LCM(73221,73241) = ( 73221 × 73241) / 1
LCM(73221,73241) = 5362779261 / 1
LCM(73221,73241) = 5362779261

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73221 and 73241 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73221 and 73241. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73221 and 73241.

Prime Factorization of 73221

Prime Factorization of 73241

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73221 and 73241.

LCM(73221,73241) = 3¹ × 24407¹ × 7¹ × 10463¹
LCM(73221,73241) = 5362779261