What is the Least Common Multiple of 72826 and 72843?

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 72826 and 72843 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72826 and 72843, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72826,72843) = 1
LCM(72826,72843) = ( 72826 × 72843) / 1
LCM(72826,72843) = 5304864318 / 1
LCM(72826,72843) = 5304864318

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72826 and 72843 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72826 and 72843. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72826 and 72843.

Prime Factorization of 72826

Prime Factorization of 72843

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72826 and 72843.

LCM(72826,72843) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 2801¹ × 3¹ × 24281¹
LCM(72826,72843) = 5304864318