What is the Least Common Multiple of 72596 and 72604?

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 72596 and 72604 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72596 and 72604, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72596,72604) = 4
LCM(72596,72604) = ( 72596 × 72604) / 4
LCM(72596,72604) = 5270759984 / 4
LCM(72596,72604) = 1317689996

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72596 and 72604 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72596 and 72604. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72596 and 72604.

Prime Factorization of 72596

Prime Factorization of 72604

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72596 and 72604.

LCM(72596,72604) = 2² × 18149¹ × 7¹ × 2593¹
LCM(72596,72604) = 1317689996