What is the Least Common Multiple of 76143 and 76156?

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 76143 and 76156 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76143 and 76156, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76143,76156) = 1
LCM(76143,76156) = ( 76143 × 76156) / 1
LCM(76143,76156) = 5798746308 / 1
LCM(76143,76156) = 5798746308

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76143 and 76156 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76143 and 76156. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76143 and 76156.

Prime Factorization of 76143

Prime Factorization of 76156

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76143 and 76156.

LCM(76143,76156) = 3¹ × 17¹ × 1493¹ × 2² × 79¹ × 241¹
LCM(76143,76156) = 5798746308