What is the Least Common Multiple of 72936 and 72941?

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 72936 and 72941 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72936 and 72941, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72936,72941) = 1
LCM(72936,72941) = ( 72936 × 72941) / 1
LCM(72936,72941) = 5320024776 / 1
LCM(72936,72941) = 5320024776

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72936 and 72941 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72936 and 72941. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72936 and 72941.

Prime Factorization of 72936

Prime Factorization of 72941

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72936 and 72941.

LCM(72936,72941) = 2³ × 3² × 1013¹ × 11¹ × 19¹ × 349¹
LCM(72936,72941) = 5320024776