What is the Least Common Multiple of 72385 and 72397?

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 72385 and 72397 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72385 and 72397, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72385,72397) = 1
LCM(72385,72397) = ( 72385 × 72397) / 1
LCM(72385,72397) = 5240456845 / 1
LCM(72385,72397) = 5240456845

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72385 and 72397 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72385 and 72397. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72385 and 72397.

Prime Factorization of 72385

Prime Factorization of 72397

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72385 and 72397.

LCM(72385,72397) = 5¹ × 31¹ × 467¹ × 13¹ × 5569¹
LCM(72385,72397) = 5240456845