What is the Least Common Multiple of 76040 and 76045?

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 76040 and 76045 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76040 and 76045, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76040,76045) = 5
LCM(76040,76045) = ( 76040 × 76045) / 5
LCM(76040,76045) = 5782461800 / 5
LCM(76040,76045) = 1156492360

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76040 and 76045 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76040 and 76045. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76040 and 76045.

Prime Factorization of 76040

Prime Factorization of 76045

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76040 and 76045.

LCM(76040,76045) = 2³ × 5¹ × 1901¹ × 67¹ × 227¹
LCM(76040,76045) = 1156492360