What is the Least Common Multiple of 72428 and 72445?

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 72428 and 72445 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72428 and 72445, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72428,72445) = 1
LCM(72428,72445) = ( 72428 × 72445) / 1
LCM(72428,72445) = 5247046460 / 1
LCM(72428,72445) = 5247046460

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72428 and 72445 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72428 and 72445. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72428 and 72445.

Prime Factorization of 72428

Prime Factorization of 72445

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72428 and 72445.

LCM(72428,72445) = 2² × 19¹ × 953¹ × 5¹ × 14489¹
LCM(72428,72445) = 5247046460