What is the Least Common Multiple of 72050 and 72061?

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 72050 and 72061 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72050 and 72061, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72050,72061) = 11
LCM(72050,72061) = ( 72050 × 72061) / 11
LCM(72050,72061) = 5191995050 / 11
LCM(72050,72061) = 471999550

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72050 and 72061 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72050 and 72061. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72050 and 72061.

Prime Factorization of 72050

Prime Factorization of 72061

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72050 and 72061.

LCM(72050,72061) = 2¹ × 5² × 11¹ × 131¹ × 6551¹
LCM(72050,72061) = 471999550