What is the Least Common Multiple of 72125 and 72137?

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 72125 and 72137 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72125 and 72137, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72125,72137) = 1
LCM(72125,72137) = ( 72125 × 72137) / 1
LCM(72125,72137) = 5202881125 / 1
LCM(72125,72137) = 5202881125

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72125 and 72137 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72125 and 72137. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72125 and 72137.

Prime Factorization of 72125

Prime Factorization of 72137

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72125 and 72137.

LCM(72125,72137) = 5³ × 577¹ × 13¹ × 31¹ × 179¹
LCM(72125,72137) = 5202881125