What is the Least Common Multiple of 75178 and 75188?

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 75188 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 75188, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(75178,75188) = 2
LCM(75178,75188) = ( 75178 × 75188) / 2
LCM(75178,75188) = 5652483464 / 2
LCM(75178,75188) = 2826241732

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 75178 and 75188 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 75178 and 75188. First we will calculate the prime factors of 75178 and 75188.

Prime Factorization of 75178

Prime Factorization of 75188

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 75178 and 75188.

LCM(75178,75188) = 2² × 37589¹ × 18797¹
LCM(75178,75188) = 2826241732