What is the Least Common Multiple of 72879 and 72883?

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 72879 and 72883 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72879 and 72883, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72879,72883) = 1
LCM(72879,72883) = ( 72879 × 72883) / 1
LCM(72879,72883) = 5311640157 / 1
LCM(72879,72883) = 5311640157

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72879 and 72883 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72879 and 72883. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72879 and 72883.

Prime Factorization of 72879

Prime Factorization of 72883

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72879 and 72883.

LCM(72879,72883) = 3¹ × 17¹ × 1429¹ × 72883¹
LCM(72879,72883) = 5311640157