What is the Least Common Multiple of 75178 and 75182?

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 75178 and 75182 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 75178 and 75182, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(75178,75182) = 2
LCM(75178,75182) = ( 75178 × 75182) / 2
LCM(75178,75182) = 5652032396 / 2
LCM(75178,75182) = 2826016198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 75178 and 75182 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 75178 and 75182. First we will calculate the prime factors of 75178 and 75182.

Prime Factorization of 75178

Prime Factorization of 75182

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 75178 and 75182.

LCM(75178,75182) = 2¹ × 37589¹ × 37591¹
LCM(75178,75182) = 2826016198