What is the Least Common Multiple of 72917 and 72925?

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 72917 and 72925 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72917 and 72925, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72917,72925) = 1
LCM(72917,72925) = ( 72917 × 72925) / 1
LCM(72917,72925) = 5317472225 / 1
LCM(72917,72925) = 5317472225

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72917 and 72925 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72917 and 72925. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72917 and 72925.

Prime Factorization of 72917

Prime Factorization of 72925

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72917 and 72925.

LCM(72917,72925) = 13¹ × 71¹ × 79¹ × 5² × 2917¹
LCM(72917,72925) = 5317472225