What is the Least Common Multiple of 72841 and 72847?

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 72841 and 72847 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72841 and 72847, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72841,72847) = 1
LCM(72841,72847) = ( 72841 × 72847) / 1
LCM(72841,72847) = 5306248327 / 1
LCM(72841,72847) = 5306248327

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72841 and 72847 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72841 and 72847. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72841 and 72847.

Prime Factorization of 72841

Prime Factorization of 72847

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72841 and 72847.

LCM(72841,72847) = 23¹ × 3167¹ × 97¹ × 751¹
LCM(72841,72847) = 5306248327