What is the Least Common Multiple of 72829 and 72834?

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 72829 and 72834 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72829 and 72834, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72829,72834) = 1
LCM(72829,72834) = ( 72829 × 72834) / 1
LCM(72829,72834) = 5304427386 / 1
LCM(72829,72834) = 5304427386

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72829 and 72834 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72829 and 72834. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72829 and 72834.

Prime Factorization of 72829

Prime Factorization of 72834

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72829 and 72834.

LCM(72829,72834) = 67¹ × 1087¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 61¹ × 199¹
LCM(72829,72834) = 5304427386