What is the Least Common Multiple of 76206 and 76218?

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 76206 and 76218 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76206 and 76218, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76206,76218) = 6
LCM(76206,76218) = ( 76206 × 76218) / 6
LCM(76206,76218) = 5808268908 / 6
LCM(76206,76218) = 968044818

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76206 and 76218 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76206 and 76218. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76206 and 76218.

Prime Factorization of 76206

Prime Factorization of 76218

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76206 and 76218.

LCM(76206,76218) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 977¹ × 12703¹
LCM(76206,76218) = 968044818