What is the Least Common Multiple of 72231 and 72247?

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 72231 and 72247 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72231 and 72247, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72231,72247) = 1
LCM(72231,72247) = ( 72231 × 72247) / 1
LCM(72231,72247) = 5218473057 / 1
LCM(72231,72247) = 5218473057

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72231 and 72247 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72231 and 72247. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72231 and 72247.

Prime Factorization of 72231

Prime Factorization of 72247

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72231 and 72247.

LCM(72231,72247) = 3¹ × 24077¹ × 7¹ × 10321¹
LCM(72231,72247) = 5218473057