What is the Least Common Multiple of 75964 and 75971?

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 75964 and 75971 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 75964 and 75971, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(75964,75971) = 7
LCM(75964,75971) = ( 75964 × 75971) / 7
LCM(75964,75971) = 5771061044 / 7
LCM(75964,75971) = 824437292

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 75964 and 75971 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 75964 and 75971. First we will calculate the prime factors of 75964 and 75971.

Prime Factorization of 75964

Prime Factorization of 75971

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 75964 and 75971.

LCM(75964,75971) = 2² × 7¹ × 2713¹ × 10853¹
LCM(75964,75971) = 824437292