What is the Least Common Multiple of 72548 and 72562?

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 72548 and 72562 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72548 and 72562, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72548,72562) = 14
LCM(72548,72562) = ( 72548 × 72562) / 14
LCM(72548,72562) = 5264227976 / 14
LCM(72548,72562) = 376016284

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72548 and 72562 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72548 and 72562. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72548 and 72562.

Prime Factorization of 72548

Prime Factorization of 72562

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72548 and 72562.

LCM(72548,72562) = 2² × 7¹ × 2591¹ × 71¹ × 73¹
LCM(72548,72562) = 376016284