What is the Least Common Multiple of 72860 and 72880?

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 72860 and 72880 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 72860 and 72880, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(72860,72880) = 20
LCM(72860,72880) = ( 72860 × 72880) / 20
LCM(72860,72880) = 5310036800 / 20
LCM(72860,72880) = 265501840

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72860 and 72880 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 72860 and 72880. First we will calculate the prime factors of 72860 and 72880.

Prime Factorization of 72860

Prime Factorization of 72880

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 72860 and 72880.

LCM(72860,72880) = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 3643¹ × 911¹
LCM(72860,72880) = 265501840