What is the Least Common Multiple of 81217 and 81221?

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 81217 and 81221 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 81217 and 81221, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(81217,81221) = 1
LCM(81217,81221) = ( 81217 × 81221) / 1
LCM(81217,81221) = 6596525957 / 1
LCM(81217,81221) = 6596525957

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 81217 and 81221 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 81217 and 81221. First we will calculate the prime factors of 81217 and 81221.

Prime Factorization of 81217

Prime Factorization of 81221

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 81217 and 81221.

LCM(81217,81221) = 241¹ × 337¹ × 7¹ × 41¹ × 283¹
LCM(81217,81221) = 6596525957