What is the Least Common Multiple of 72037 and 72041?

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 72037 and 72041 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72037 and 72041, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72037,72041) = 1
LCM(72037,72041) = ( 72037 × 72041) / 1
LCM(72037,72041) = 5189617517 / 1
LCM(72037,72041) = 5189617517

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72037 and 72041 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72037 and 72041. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72037 and 72041.

Prime Factorization of 72037

Prime Factorization of 72041

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72037 and 72041.

LCM(72037,72041) = 7¹ × 41¹ × 251¹ × 61¹ × 1181¹
LCM(72037,72041) = 5189617517