What is the Least Common Multiple of 75986 and 76003?

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 75986 and 76003 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 75986 and 76003, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(75986,76003) = 1
LCM(75986,76003) = ( 75986 × 76003) / 1
LCM(75986,76003) = 5775163958 / 1
LCM(75986,76003) = 5775163958

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 75986 and 76003 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 75986 and 76003. First we will calculate the prime factors of 75986 and 76003.

Prime Factorization of 75986

Prime Factorization of 76003

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 75986 and 76003.

LCM(75986,76003) = 2¹ × 37993¹ × 76003¹
LCM(75986,76003) = 5775163958