What is the Least Common Multiple of 72811 and 72829?

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 72811 and 72829 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72811 and 72829, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72811,72829) = 1
LCM(72811,72829) = ( 72811 × 72829) / 1
LCM(72811,72829) = 5302752319 / 1
LCM(72811,72829) = 5302752319

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72811 and 72829 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72811 and 72829. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72811 and 72829.

Prime Factorization of 72811

Prime Factorization of 72829

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72811 and 72829.

LCM(72811,72829) = 17¹ × 4283¹ × 67¹ × 1087¹
LCM(72811,72829) = 5302752319