What is the Least Common Multiple of 72396 and 72402?

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 72396 and 72402 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72396 and 72402, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72396,72402) = 6
LCM(72396,72402) = ( 72396 × 72402) / 6
LCM(72396,72402) = 5241615192 / 6
LCM(72396,72402) = 873602532

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72396 and 72402 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72396 and 72402. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72396 and 72402.

Prime Factorization of 72396

Prime Factorization of 72402

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72396 and 72402.

LCM(72396,72402) = 2² × 3² × 2011¹ × 11¹ × 1097¹
LCM(72396,72402) = 873602532