What is the Least Common Multiple of 75248 and 75266?

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 75248 and 75266 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 75248 and 75266, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(75248,75266) = 2
LCM(75248,75266) = ( 75248 × 75266) / 2
LCM(75248,75266) = 5663615968 / 2
LCM(75248,75266) = 2831807984

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 75248 and 75266 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 75248 and 75266. First we will calculate the prime factors of 75248 and 75266.

Prime Factorization of 75248

Prime Factorization of 75266

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 75248 and 75266.

LCM(75248,75266) = 2⁴ × 4703¹ × 37633¹
LCM(75248,75266) = 2831807984