What is the Least Common Multiple of 75246 and 75254?

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 75246 and 75254 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 75246 and 75254, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(75246,75254) = 2
LCM(75246,75254) = ( 75246 × 75254) / 2
LCM(75246,75254) = 5662562484 / 2
LCM(75246,75254) = 2831281242

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 75246 and 75254 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 75246 and 75254. First we will calculate the prime factors of 75246 and 75254.

Prime Factorization of 75246

Prime Factorization of 75254

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 75246 and 75254.

LCM(75246,75254) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 12541¹ × 191¹ × 197¹
LCM(75246,75254) = 2831281242