What is the Least Common Multiple of 75550 and 75562?

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 75550 and 75562 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 75550 and 75562, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(75550,75562) = 2
LCM(75550,75562) = ( 75550 × 75562) / 2
LCM(75550,75562) = 5708709100 / 2
LCM(75550,75562) = 2854354550

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 75550 and 75562 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 75550 and 75562. First we will calculate the prime factors of 75550 and 75562.

Prime Factorization of 75550

Prime Factorization of 75562

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 75550 and 75562.

LCM(75550,75562) = 2¹ × 5² × 1511¹ × 37781¹
LCM(75550,75562) = 2854354550