What is the Least Common Multiple of 72149 and 72167?

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 72149 and 72167 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72149 and 72167, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72149,72167) = 1
LCM(72149,72167) = ( 72149 × 72167) / 1
LCM(72149,72167) = 5206776883 / 1
LCM(72149,72167) = 5206776883

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72149 and 72167 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72149 and 72167. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72149 and 72167.

Prime Factorization of 72149

Prime Factorization of 72167

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72149 and 72167.

LCM(72149,72167) = 7¹ × 11¹ × 937¹ × 72167¹
LCM(72149,72167) = 5206776883