What is the Least Common Multiple of 76022 and 76026?

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 76022 and 76026 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76022 and 76026, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76022,76026) = 2
LCM(76022,76026) = ( 76022 × 76026) / 2
LCM(76022,76026) = 5779648572 / 2
LCM(76022,76026) = 2889824286

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76022 and 76026 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76022 and 76026. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76022 and 76026.

Prime Factorization of 76022

Prime Factorization of 76026

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76022 and 76026.

LCM(76022,76026) = 2¹ × 38011¹ × 3¹ × 12671¹
LCM(76022,76026) = 2889824286