What is the Least Common Multiple of 75997 and 76004?

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 75997 and 76004 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 75997 and 76004, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(75997,76004) = 1
LCM(75997,76004) = ( 75997 × 76004) / 1
LCM(75997,76004) = 5776075988 / 1
LCM(75997,76004) = 5776075988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 75997 and 76004 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 75997 and 76004. First we will calculate the prime factors of 75997 and 76004.

Prime Factorization of 75997

Prime Factorization of 76004

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 75997 and 76004.

LCM(75997,76004) = 75997¹ × 2² × 19001¹
LCM(75997,76004) = 5776075988