What is the Least Common Multiple of 72215 and 72233?

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 72215 and 72233 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72215 and 72233, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72215,72233) = 1
LCM(72215,72233) = ( 72215 × 72233) / 1
LCM(72215,72233) = 5216306095 / 1
LCM(72215,72233) = 5216306095

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72215 and 72233 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72215 and 72233. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72215 and 72233.

Prime Factorization of 72215

Prime Factorization of 72233

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72215 and 72233.

LCM(72215,72233) = 5¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 101¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 607¹
LCM(72215,72233) = 5216306095