What is the Least Common Multiple of 72587 and 72602?

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 72587 and 72602 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72587 and 72602, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72587,72602) = 1
LCM(72587,72602) = ( 72587 × 72602) / 1
LCM(72587,72602) = 5269961374 / 1
LCM(72587,72602) = 5269961374

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72587 and 72602 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72587 and 72602. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72587 and 72602.

Prime Factorization of 72587

Prime Factorization of 72602

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72587 and 72602.

LCM(72587,72602) = 29¹ × 2503¹ × 2¹ × 31¹ × 1171¹
LCM(72587,72602) = 5269961374