What is the Least Common Multiple of 76018 and 76038?

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 76018 and 76038 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76018 and 76038, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76018,76038) = 2
LCM(76018,76038) = ( 76018 × 76038) / 2
LCM(76018,76038) = 5780256684 / 2
LCM(76018,76038) = 2890128342

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76018 and 76038 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76018 and 76038. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76018 and 76038.

Prime Factorization of 76018

Prime Factorization of 76038

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76018 and 76038.

LCM(76018,76038) = 2¹ × 191¹ × 199¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 23¹ × 29¹
LCM(76018,76038) = 2890128342