What is the Least Common Multiple of 76338 and 76342?

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 76338 and 76342 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76338 and 76342, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76338,76342) = 2
LCM(76338,76342) = ( 76338 × 76342) / 2
LCM(76338,76342) = 5827795596 / 2
LCM(76338,76342) = 2913897798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76338 and 76342 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76338 and 76342. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76338 and 76342.

Prime Factorization of 76338

Prime Factorization of 76342

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76338 and 76342.

LCM(76338,76342) = 2¹ × 3² × 4241¹ × 7² × 19¹ × 41¹
LCM(76338,76342) = 2913897798