What is the Least Common Multiple of 76326 and 76330?

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 76326 and 76330 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76326 and 76330, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76326,76330) = 2
LCM(76326,76330) = ( 76326 × 76330) / 2
LCM(76326,76330) = 5825963580 / 2
LCM(76326,76330) = 2912981790

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76326 and 76330 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76326 and 76330. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76326 and 76330.

Prime Factorization of 76326

Prime Factorization of 76330

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76326 and 76330.

LCM(76326,76330) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 12721¹ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 449¹
LCM(76326,76330) = 2912981790