What is the Least Common Multiple of 72595 and 72605?

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 72595 and 72605 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72595 and 72605, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72595,72605) = 5
LCM(72595,72605) = ( 72595 × 72605) / 5
LCM(72595,72605) = 5270759975 / 5
LCM(72595,72605) = 1054151995

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72595 and 72605 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72595 and 72605. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72595 and 72605.

Prime Factorization of 72595

Prime Factorization of 72605

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72595 and 72605.

LCM(72595,72605) = 5¹ × 14519¹ × 13¹ × 1117¹
LCM(72595,72605) = 1054151995