What is the Least Common Multiple of 75956 and 75964?

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 75956 and 75964 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 75956 and 75964, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(75956,75964) = 4
LCM(75956,75964) = ( 75956 × 75964) / 4
LCM(75956,75964) = 5769921584 / 4
LCM(75956,75964) = 1442480396

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 75956 and 75964 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 75956 and 75964. First we will calculate the prime factors of 75956 and 75964.

Prime Factorization of 75956

Prime Factorization of 75964

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 75956 and 75964.

LCM(75956,75964) = 2² × 17¹ × 1117¹ × 7¹ × 2713¹
LCM(75956,75964) = 1442480396