What is the Least Common Multiple of 72175 and 72190?

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 72175 and 72190 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72175 and 72190, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72175,72190) = 5
LCM(72175,72190) = ( 72175 × 72190) / 5
LCM(72175,72190) = 5210313250 / 5
LCM(72175,72190) = 1042062650

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72175 and 72190 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72175 and 72190. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72175 and 72190.

Prime Factorization of 72175

Prime Factorization of 72190

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72175 and 72190.

LCM(72175,72190) = 5² × 2887¹ × 2¹ × 7219¹
LCM(72175,72190) = 1042062650