What is the Least Common Multiple of 72078 and 72082?

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 72078 and 72082 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72078 and 72082, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72078,72082) = 2
LCM(72078,72082) = ( 72078 × 72082) / 2
LCM(72078,72082) = 5195526396 / 2
LCM(72078,72082) = 2597763198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72078 and 72082 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72078 and 72082. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72078 and 72082.

Prime Factorization of 72078

Prime Factorization of 72082

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72078 and 72082.

LCM(72078,72082) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 41¹ × 293¹ × 23¹ × 1567¹
LCM(72078,72082) = 2597763198