What is the Least Common Multiple of 75838 and 75844?

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 75838 and 75844 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 75838 and 75844, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(75838,75844) = 2
LCM(75838,75844) = ( 75838 × 75844) / 2
LCM(75838,75844) = 5751857272 / 2
LCM(75838,75844) = 2875928636

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 75838 and 75844 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 75838 and 75844. First we will calculate the prime factors of 75838 and 75844.

Prime Factorization of 75838

Prime Factorization of 75844

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 75838 and 75844.

LCM(75838,75844) = 2² × 7¹ × 5417¹ × 67¹ × 283¹
LCM(75838,75844) = 2875928636