What is the Least Common Multiple of 72743 and 72754?

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 72743 and 72754 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72743 and 72754, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72743,72754) = 11
LCM(72743,72754) = ( 72743 × 72754) / 11
LCM(72743,72754) = 5292344222 / 11
LCM(72743,72754) = 481122202

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72743 and 72754 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72743 and 72754. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72743 and 72754.

Prime Factorization of 72743

Prime Factorization of 72754

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72743 and 72754.

LCM(72743,72754) = 11¹ × 17¹ × 389¹ × 2¹ × 3307¹
LCM(72743,72754) = 481122202