What is the Least Common Multiple of 75298 and 75318?

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 75298 and 75318 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 75298 and 75318, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(75298,75318) = 2
LCM(75298,75318) = ( 75298 × 75318) / 2
LCM(75298,75318) = 5671294764 / 2
LCM(75298,75318) = 2835647382

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 75298 and 75318 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 75298 and 75318. First we will calculate the prime factors of 75298 and 75318.

Prime Factorization of 75298

Prime Factorization of 75318

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 75298 and 75318.

LCM(75298,75318) = 2¹ × 37649¹ × 3¹ × 12553¹
LCM(75298,75318) = 2835647382