What is the Least Common Multiple of 72923 and 72935?

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 72923 and 72935 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72923 and 72935, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72923,72935) = 1
LCM(72923,72935) = ( 72923 × 72935) / 1
LCM(72923,72935) = 5318639005 / 1
LCM(72923,72935) = 5318639005

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72923 and 72935 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72923 and 72935. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72923 and 72935.

Prime Factorization of 72923

Prime Factorization of 72935

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72923 and 72935.

LCM(72923,72935) = 72923¹ × 5¹ × 29¹ × 503¹
LCM(72923,72935) = 5318639005