What is the Least Common Multiple of 72843 and 72855?

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 72843 and 72855 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72843 and 72855, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72843,72855) = 3
LCM(72843,72855) = ( 72843 × 72855) / 3
LCM(72843,72855) = 5306976765 / 3
LCM(72843,72855) = 1768992255

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72843 and 72855 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72843 and 72855. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72843 and 72855.

Prime Factorization of 72843

Prime Factorization of 72855

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72843 and 72855.

LCM(72843,72855) = 3² × 24281¹ × 5¹ × 1619¹
LCM(72843,72855) = 1768992255