What is the Least Common Multiple of 76328 and 76346?

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 76328 and 76346 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76328 and 76346, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76328,76346) = 2
LCM(76328,76346) = ( 76328 × 76346) / 2
LCM(76328,76346) = 5827337488 / 2
LCM(76328,76346) = 2913668744

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76328 and 76346 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76328 and 76346. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76328 and 76346.

Prime Factorization of 76328

Prime Factorization of 76346

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76328 and 76346.

LCM(76328,76346) = 2³ × 7¹ × 29¹ × 47¹ × 59¹ × 647¹
LCM(76328,76346) = 2913668744