LCM for 72 and 80
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What's the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 72 and 80?
(Seven hundred twenty)
Finding LCM for 72 and 80 using GCF's of these numbers
The first method to find LCM for numbers 72 and 80 is to find Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of these numbers. Here's the formula:
LCM = (Number1 × Number2) ÷ GCF
GCF of numbers 72 and 80 is 8, so
LCM = (72 × 80) ÷ 8
LCM = 5760 ÷ 8
LCM = 720
Finding LCM for 72 and 80 by Listing Multiples
The second method to find LCM for numbers 72 and 80 is to list out the common multiples for both nubmers and pick the first which matching:
Multiples of 72: 72, 144, 216, 288, 360, 432, 504, 576, 648, 720, 792, 864
Multiples of 80: 80, 160, 240, 320, 400, 480, 560, 640, 720, 800, 880
So the LCM for 72 and 80 is 720
Finding LCM for 72 and 80 by Prime Factorization
Another method to find LCM for numbers 72 and 80 is to list all Prime Factors for both numbers and multiply the highest exponent prime factors:
All Prime Factors of 72: 2, 2, 2, 3, 3 (exponent form: 23, 32)
All Prime Factors of 80: 2, 2, 2, 2, 5 (exponent form: 24, 51)
24 × 32 × 51 = 720
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- Greatest Common Factor - Find the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of two numbers
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Least Common Multiple (LCM) also known as the Lowest Common Multiple or Smallest Common Multiple of 2 numbers - it is the smallest positive integer that is divisible by both numbers
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