What is the Least Common Multiple of 72878 and 72895?

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 72878 and 72895 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72878 and 72895, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72878,72895) = 1
LCM(72878,72895) = ( 72878 × 72895) / 1
LCM(72878,72895) = 5312441810 / 1
LCM(72878,72895) = 5312441810

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72878 and 72895 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72878 and 72895. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72878 and 72895.

Prime Factorization of 72878

Prime Factorization of 72895

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72878 and 72895.

LCM(72878,72895) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 2803¹ × 5¹ × 61¹ × 239¹
LCM(72878,72895) = 5312441810