What is the Least Common Multiple of 76016 and 76020?

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 76016 and 76020 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76016 and 76020, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76016,76020) = 4
LCM(76016,76020) = ( 76016 × 76020) / 4
LCM(76016,76020) = 5778736320 / 4
LCM(76016,76020) = 1444684080

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76016 and 76020 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76016 and 76020. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76016 and 76020.

Prime Factorization of 76016

Prime Factorization of 76020

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76016 and 76020.

LCM(76016,76020) = 2⁴ × 4751¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 181¹
LCM(76016,76020) = 1444684080