What is the Least Common Multiple of 72846 and 72862?

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 72846 and 72862 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72846 and 72862, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72846,72862) = 2
LCM(72846,72862) = ( 72846 × 72862) / 2
LCM(72846,72862) = 5307705252 / 2
LCM(72846,72862) = 2653852626

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72846 and 72862 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72846 and 72862. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72846 and 72862.

Prime Factorization of 72846

Prime Factorization of 72862

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72846 and 72862.

LCM(72846,72862) = 2¹ × 3³ × 19¹ × 71¹ × 17¹ × 2143¹
LCM(72846,72862) = 2653852626