What is the Least Common Multiple of 72634 and 72644?

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 72634 and 72644 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72634 and 72644, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72634,72644) = 2
LCM(72634,72644) = ( 72634 × 72644) / 2
LCM(72634,72644) = 5276424296 / 2
LCM(72634,72644) = 2638212148

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72634 and 72644 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72634 and 72644. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72634 and 72644.

Prime Factorization of 72634

Prime Factorization of 72644

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72634 and 72644.

LCM(72634,72644) = 2² × 23¹ × 1579¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 127¹
LCM(72634,72644) = 2638212148