What is the Least Common Multiple of 75994 and 76012?

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 75994 and 76012 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 75994 and 76012, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(75994,76012) = 2
LCM(75994,76012) = ( 75994 × 76012) / 2
LCM(75994,76012) = 5776455928 / 2
LCM(75994,76012) = 2888227964

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 75994 and 76012 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 75994 and 76012. First we will calculate the prime factors of 75994 and 76012.

Prime Factorization of 75994

Prime Factorization of 76012

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 75994 and 76012.

LCM(75994,76012) = 2² × 37997¹ × 31¹ × 613¹
LCM(75994,76012) = 2888227964