What is the Least Common Multiple of 76257 and 76266?

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 76257 and 76266 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76257 and 76266, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76257,76266) = 9
LCM(76257,76266) = ( 76257 × 76266) / 9
LCM(76257,76266) = 5815816362 / 9
LCM(76257,76266) = 646201818

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76257 and 76266 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76257 and 76266. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76257 and 76266.

Prime Factorization of 76257

Prime Factorization of 76266

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76257 and 76266.

LCM(76257,76266) = 3² × 37¹ × 229¹ × 2¹ × 19¹ × 223¹
LCM(76257,76266) = 646201818