What is the Least Common Multiple of 76262 and 76279?

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 76262 and 76279 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76262 and 76279, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76262,76279) = 17
LCM(76262,76279) = ( 76262 × 76279) / 17
LCM(76262,76279) = 5817189098 / 17
LCM(76262,76279) = 342187594

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76262 and 76279 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76262 and 76279. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76262 and 76279.

Prime Factorization of 76262

Prime Factorization of 76279

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76262 and 76279.

LCM(76262,76279) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 2243¹ × 7¹ × 641¹
LCM(76262,76279) = 342187594