What is the Least Common Multiple of 75818 and 75836?

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 75818 and 75836 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 75818 and 75836, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(75818,75836) = 2
LCM(75818,75836) = ( 75818 × 75836) / 2
LCM(75818,75836) = 5749733848 / 2
LCM(75818,75836) = 2874866924

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 75818 and 75836 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 75818 and 75836. First we will calculate the prime factors of 75818 and 75836.

Prime Factorization of 75818

Prime Factorization of 75836

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 75818 and 75836.

LCM(75818,75836) = 2² × 167¹ × 227¹ × 18959¹
LCM(75818,75836) = 2874866924