What is the Least Common Multiple of 73265 and 73271?

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 73265 and 73271 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73265 and 73271, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73265,73271) = 1
LCM(73265,73271) = ( 73265 × 73271) / 1
LCM(73265,73271) = 5368199815 / 1
LCM(73265,73271) = 5368199815

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73265 and 73271 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73265 and 73271. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73265 and 73271.

Prime Factorization of 73265

Prime Factorization of 73271

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73265 and 73271.

LCM(73265,73271) = 5¹ × 14653¹ × 11¹ × 6661¹
LCM(73265,73271) = 5368199815