What is the Least Common Multiple of 72077 and 72085?

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 72077 and 72085 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72077 and 72085, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72077,72085) = 1
LCM(72077,72085) = ( 72077 × 72085) / 1
LCM(72077,72085) = 5195670545 / 1
LCM(72077,72085) = 5195670545

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72077 and 72085 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72077 and 72085. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72077 and 72085.

Prime Factorization of 72077

Prime Factorization of 72085

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72077 and 72085.

LCM(72077,72085) = 72077¹ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 1109¹
LCM(72077,72085) = 5195670545