What is the Least Common Multiple of 75368 and 75388?

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 75368 and 75388 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 75368 and 75388, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(75368,75388) = 4
LCM(75368,75388) = ( 75368 × 75388) / 4
LCM(75368,75388) = 5681842784 / 4
LCM(75368,75388) = 1420460696

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 75368 and 75388 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 75368 and 75388. First we will calculate the prime factors of 75368 and 75388.

Prime Factorization of 75368

Prime Factorization of 75388

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 75368 and 75388.

LCM(75368,75388) = 2³ × 9421¹ × 47¹ × 401¹
LCM(75368,75388) = 1420460696