What is the Least Common Multiple of 75388 and 75402?

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 75388 and 75402 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 75388 and 75402, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(75388,75402) = 2
LCM(75388,75402) = ( 75388 × 75402) / 2
LCM(75388,75402) = 5684405976 / 2
LCM(75388,75402) = 2842202988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 75388 and 75402 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 75388 and 75402. First we will calculate the prime factors of 75388 and 75402.

Prime Factorization of 75388

Prime Factorization of 75402

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 75388 and 75402.

LCM(75388,75402) = 2² × 47¹ × 401¹ × 3² × 59¹ × 71¹
LCM(75388,75402) = 2842202988