What is the Least Common Multiple of 75304 and 75308?

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 75304 and 75308 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 75304 and 75308, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(75304,75308) = 4
LCM(75304,75308) = ( 75304 × 75308) / 4
LCM(75304,75308) = 5670993632 / 4
LCM(75304,75308) = 1417748408

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 75304 and 75308 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 75304 and 75308. First we will calculate the prime factors of 75304 and 75308.

Prime Factorization of 75304

Prime Factorization of 75308

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 75304 and 75308.

LCM(75304,75308) = 2³ × 9413¹ × 67¹ × 281¹
LCM(75304,75308) = 1417748408