What is the Least Common Multiple of 72000 and 72010?

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 72010 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 72010, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72000,72010) = 10
LCM(72000,72010) = ( 72000 × 72010) / 10
LCM(72000,72010) = 5184720000 / 10
LCM(72000,72010) = 518472000

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72000 and 72010 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72000 and 72010. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72000 and 72010.

Prime Factorization of 72000

Prime Factorization of 72010

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72000 and 72010.

LCM(72000,72010) = 2⁶ × 3² × 5³ × 19¹ × 379¹
LCM(72000,72010) = 518472000