What is the Least Common Multiple of 75972 and 75991?

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 75972 and 75991 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 75972 and 75991, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(75972,75991) = 1
LCM(75972,75991) = ( 75972 × 75991) / 1
LCM(75972,75991) = 5773188252 / 1
LCM(75972,75991) = 5773188252

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 75972 and 75991 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 75972 and 75991. First we will calculate the prime factors of 75972 and 75991.

Prime Factorization of 75972

Prime Factorization of 75991

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 75972 and 75991.

LCM(75972,75991) = 2² × 3¹ × 13¹ × 487¹ × 75991¹
LCM(75972,75991) = 5773188252