What is the Least Common Multiple of 72738 and 72746?

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 72738 and 72746 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72738 and 72746, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72738,72746) = 2
LCM(72738,72746) = ( 72738 × 72746) / 2
LCM(72738,72746) = 5291398548 / 2
LCM(72738,72746) = 2645699274

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72738 and 72746 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72738 and 72746. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72738 and 72746.

Prime Factorization of 72738

Prime Factorization of 72746

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72738 and 72746.

LCM(72738,72746) = 2¹ × 3⁴ × 449¹ × 36373¹
LCM(72738,72746) = 2645699274