What is the Least Common Multiple of 76158 and 76162?

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 76158 and 76162 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76158 and 76162, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76158,76162) = 2
LCM(76158,76162) = ( 76158 × 76162) / 2
LCM(76158,76162) = 5800345596 / 2
LCM(76158,76162) = 2900172798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76158 and 76162 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76158 and 76162. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76158 and 76162.

Prime Factorization of 76158

Prime Factorization of 76162

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76158 and 76162.

LCM(76158,76162) = 2¹ × 3² × 4231¹ × 113¹ × 337¹
LCM(76158,76162) = 2900172798