What is the Least Common Multiple of 72000 and 72008?

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 72000 and 72008 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72000 and 72008, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72000,72008) = 8
LCM(72000,72008) = ( 72000 × 72008) / 8
LCM(72000,72008) = 5184576000 / 8
LCM(72000,72008) = 648072000

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72000 and 72008 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72000 and 72008. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72000 and 72008.

Prime Factorization of 72000

Prime Factorization of 72008

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72000 and 72008.

LCM(72000,72008) = 2⁶ × 3² × 5³ × 9001¹
LCM(72000,72008) = 648072000