What is the Least Common Multiple of 72349 and 72355?

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 72349 and 72355 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72349 and 72355, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72349,72355) = 1
LCM(72349,72355) = ( 72349 × 72355) / 1
LCM(72349,72355) = 5234811895 / 1
LCM(72349,72355) = 5234811895

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72349 and 72355 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72349 and 72355. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72349 and 72355.

Prime Factorization of 72349

Prime Factorization of 72355

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72349 and 72355.

LCM(72349,72355) = 71¹ × 1019¹ × 5¹ × 29¹ × 499¹
LCM(72349,72355) = 5234811895