What is the Least Common Multiple of 76372 and 76376?

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 76372 and 76376 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76372 and 76376, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76372,76376) = 4
LCM(76372,76376) = ( 76372 × 76376) / 4
LCM(76372,76376) = 5832987872 / 4
LCM(76372,76376) = 1458246968

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76372 and 76376 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76372 and 76376. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76372 and 76376.

Prime Factorization of 76372

Prime Factorization of 76376

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76372 and 76376.

LCM(76372,76376) = 2³ × 61¹ × 313¹ × 9547¹
LCM(76372,76376) = 1458246968