What is the Least Common Multiple of 72035 and 72050?

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 72035 and 72050 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72035 and 72050, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72035,72050) = 5
LCM(72035,72050) = ( 72035 × 72050) / 5
LCM(72035,72050) = 5190121750 / 5
LCM(72035,72050) = 1038024350

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72035 and 72050 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72035 and 72050. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72035 and 72050.

Prime Factorization of 72035

Prime Factorization of 72050

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72035 and 72050.

LCM(72035,72050) = 5² × 14407¹ × 2¹ × 11¹ × 131¹
LCM(72035,72050) = 1038024350