What is the Least Common Multiple of 72349 and 72363?

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 72363 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 72363, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72349,72363) = 1
LCM(72349,72363) = ( 72349 × 72363) / 1
LCM(72349,72363) = 5235390687 / 1
LCM(72349,72363) = 5235390687

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72349 and 72363 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72349 and 72363. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72349 and 72363.

Prime Factorization of 72349

Prime Factorization of 72363

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72349 and 72363.

LCM(72349,72363) = 71¹ × 1019¹ × 3¹ × 24121¹
LCM(72349,72363) = 5235390687