What is the Least Common Multiple of 72201 and 72218?

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 72201 and 72218 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72201 and 72218, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72201,72218) = 1
LCM(72201,72218) = ( 72201 × 72218) / 1
LCM(72201,72218) = 5214211818 / 1
LCM(72201,72218) = 5214211818

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72201 and 72218 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72201 and 72218. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72201 and 72218.

Prime Factorization of 72201

Prime Factorization of 72218

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72201 and 72218.

LCM(72201,72218) = 3¹ × 41¹ × 587¹ × 2¹ × 36109¹
LCM(72201,72218) = 5214211818