What is the Least Common Multiple of 75962 and 75976?

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 75962 and 75976 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 75962 and 75976, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(75962,75976) = 2
LCM(75962,75976) = ( 75962 × 75976) / 2
LCM(75962,75976) = 5771288912 / 2
LCM(75962,75976) = 2885644456

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 75962 and 75976 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 75962 and 75976. First we will calculate the prime factors of 75962 and 75976.

Prime Factorization of 75962

Prime Factorization of 75976

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 75962 and 75976.

LCM(75962,75976) = 2³ × 19¹ × 1999¹ × 9497¹
LCM(75962,75976) = 2885644456