What is the Least Common Multiple of 72445 and 72454?

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 72445 and 72454 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72445 and 72454, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72445,72454) = 1
LCM(72445,72454) = ( 72445 × 72454) / 1
LCM(72445,72454) = 5248930030 / 1
LCM(72445,72454) = 5248930030

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72445 and 72454 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72445 and 72454. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72445 and 72454.

Prime Factorization of 72445

Prime Factorization of 72454

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72445 and 72454.

LCM(72445,72454) = 5¹ × 14489¹ × 2¹ × 17¹ × 2131¹
LCM(72445,72454) = 5248930030