What is the Least Common Multiple of 72442 and 72460?

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 72442 and 72460 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72442 and 72460, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72442,72460) = 2
LCM(72442,72460) = ( 72442 × 72460) / 2
LCM(72442,72460) = 5249147320 / 2
LCM(72442,72460) = 2624573660

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72442 and 72460 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72442 and 72460. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72442 and 72460.

Prime Factorization of 72442

Prime Factorization of 72460

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72442 and 72460.

LCM(72442,72460) = 2² × 29¹ × 1249¹ × 5¹ × 3623¹
LCM(72442,72460) = 2624573660