What is the Least Common Multiple of 75494 and 75514?

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 75494 and 75514 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 75494 and 75514, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(75494,75514) = 2
LCM(75494,75514) = ( 75494 × 75514) / 2
LCM(75494,75514) = 5700853916 / 2
LCM(75494,75514) = 2850426958

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 75494 and 75514 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 75494 and 75514. First we will calculate the prime factors of 75494 and 75514.

Prime Factorization of 75494

Prime Factorization of 75514

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 75494 and 75514.

LCM(75494,75514) = 2¹ × 37747¹ × 17¹ × 2221¹
LCM(75494,75514) = 2850426958