What is the Least Common Multiple of 76068 and 76072?

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 76068 and 76072 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76068 and 76072, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76068,76072) = 4
LCM(76068,76072) = ( 76068 × 76072) / 4
LCM(76068,76072) = 5786644896 / 4
LCM(76068,76072) = 1446661224

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76068 and 76072 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76068 and 76072. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76068 and 76072.

Prime Factorization of 76068

Prime Factorization of 76072

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76068 and 76072.

LCM(76068,76072) = 2³ × 3² × 2113¹ × 37¹ × 257¹
LCM(76068,76072) = 1446661224