What is the Least Common Multiple of 75342 and 75346?

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 75342 and 75346 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 75342 and 75346, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(75342,75346) = 2
LCM(75342,75346) = ( 75342 × 75346) / 2
LCM(75342,75346) = 5676718332 / 2
LCM(75342,75346) = 2838359166

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 75342 and 75346 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 75342 and 75346. First we will calculate the prime factors of 75342 and 75346.

Prime Factorization of 75342

Prime Factorization of 75346

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 75342 and 75346.

LCM(75342,75346) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 29¹ × 433¹ × 101¹ × 373¹
LCM(75342,75346) = 2838359166