What is the Least Common Multiple of 72405 and 72425?

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 72405 and 72425 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72405 and 72425, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72405,72425) = 5
LCM(72405,72425) = ( 72405 × 72425) / 5
LCM(72405,72425) = 5243932125 / 5
LCM(72405,72425) = 1048786425

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72405 and 72425 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72405 and 72425. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72405 and 72425.

Prime Factorization of 72405

Prime Factorization of 72425

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72405 and 72425.

LCM(72405,72425) = 3² × 5² × 1609¹ × 2897¹
LCM(72405,72425) = 1048786425