What is the Least Common Multiple of 72102 and 72118?

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 72102 and 72118 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72102 and 72118, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72102,72118) = 2
LCM(72102,72118) = ( 72102 × 72118) / 2
LCM(72102,72118) = 5199852036 / 2
LCM(72102,72118) = 2599926018

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72102 and 72118 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72102 and 72118. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72102 and 72118.

Prime Factorization of 72102

Prime Factorization of 72118

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72102 and 72118.

LCM(72102,72118) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 61¹ × 197¹ × 107¹ × 337¹
LCM(72102,72118) = 2599926018