What is the Least Common Multiple of 72276 and 72281?

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 72276 and 72281 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72276 and 72281, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72276,72281) = 1
LCM(72276,72281) = ( 72276 × 72281) / 1
LCM(72276,72281) = 5224181556 / 1
LCM(72276,72281) = 5224181556

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72276 and 72281 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72276 and 72281. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72276 and 72281.

Prime Factorization of 72276

Prime Factorization of 72281

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72276 and 72281.

LCM(72276,72281) = 2² × 3¹ × 19¹ × 317¹ × 11¹ × 6571¹
LCM(72276,72281) = 5224181556