What is the Least Common Multiple of 72741 and 72757?

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 72741 and 72757 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72741 and 72757, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72741,72757) = 1
LCM(72741,72757) = ( 72741 × 72757) / 1
LCM(72741,72757) = 5292416937 / 1
LCM(72741,72757) = 5292416937

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72741 and 72757 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72741 and 72757. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72741 and 72757.

Prime Factorization of 72741

Prime Factorization of 72757

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72741 and 72757.

LCM(72741,72757) = 3¹ × 24247¹ × 31¹ × 2347¹
LCM(72741,72757) = 5292416937