What is the Least Common Multiple of 75882 and 75896?

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 75882 and 75896 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 75882 and 75896, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(75882,75896) = 2
LCM(75882,75896) = ( 75882 × 75896) / 2
LCM(75882,75896) = 5759140272 / 2
LCM(75882,75896) = 2879570136

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 75882 and 75896 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 75882 and 75896. First we will calculate the prime factors of 75882 and 75896.

Prime Factorization of 75882

Prime Factorization of 75896

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 75882 and 75896.

LCM(75882,75896) = 2³ × 3¹ × 12647¹ × 53¹ × 179¹
LCM(75882,75896) = 2879570136