What is the Least Common Multiple of 72502 and 72506?

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 72502 and 72506 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72502 and 72506, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72502,72506) = 2
LCM(72502,72506) = ( 72502 × 72506) / 2
LCM(72502,72506) = 5256830012 / 2
LCM(72502,72506) = 2628415006

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72502 and 72506 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72502 and 72506. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72502 and 72506.

Prime Factorization of 72502

Prime Factorization of 72506

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72502 and 72506.

LCM(72502,72506) = 2¹ × 36251¹ × 7¹ × 5179¹
LCM(72502,72506) = 2628415006