What is the Least Common Multiple of 73285 and 73299?

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 73285 and 73299 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73285 and 73299, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73285,73299) = 1
LCM(73285,73299) = ( 73285 × 73299) / 1
LCM(73285,73299) = 5371717215 / 1
LCM(73285,73299) = 5371717215

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73285 and 73299 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73285 and 73299. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73285 and 73299.

Prime Factorization of 73285

Prime Factorization of 73299

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73285 and 73299.

LCM(73285,73299) = 5¹ × 14657¹ × 3¹ × 53¹ × 461¹
LCM(73285,73299) = 5371717215