What is the Least Common Multiple of 76374 and 76382?

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 76374 and 76382 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76374 and 76382, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76374,76382) = 2
LCM(76374,76382) = ( 76374 × 76382) / 2
LCM(76374,76382) = 5833598868 / 2
LCM(76374,76382) = 2916799434

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76374 and 76382 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76374 and 76382. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76374 and 76382.

Prime Factorization of 76374

Prime Factorization of 76382

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76374 and 76382.

LCM(76374,76382) = 2¹ × 3² × 4243¹ × 181¹ × 211¹
LCM(76374,76382) = 2916799434