What is the Least Common Multiple of 75540 and 75550?

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 75540 and 75550 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 75540 and 75550, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(75540,75550) = 10
LCM(75540,75550) = ( 75540 × 75550) / 10
LCM(75540,75550) = 5707047000 / 10
LCM(75540,75550) = 570704700

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 75540 and 75550 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 75540 and 75550. First we will calculate the prime factors of 75540 and 75550.

Prime Factorization of 75540

Prime Factorization of 75550

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 75540 and 75550.

LCM(75540,75550) = 2² × 3¹ × 5² × 1259¹ × 1511¹
LCM(75540,75550) = 570704700