What is the Least Common Multiple of 76003 and 76018?

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 76003 and 76018 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76003 and 76018, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76003,76018) = 1
LCM(76003,76018) = ( 76003 × 76018) / 1
LCM(76003,76018) = 5777596054 / 1
LCM(76003,76018) = 5777596054

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76003 and 76018 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76003 and 76018. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76003 and 76018.

Prime Factorization of 76003

Prime Factorization of 76018

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76003 and 76018.

LCM(76003,76018) = 76003¹ × 2¹ × 191¹ × 199¹
LCM(76003,76018) = 5777596054