What is the Least Common Multiple of 76404 and 76422?

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 76404 and 76422 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76404 and 76422, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76404,76422) = 6
LCM(76404,76422) = ( 76404 × 76422) / 6
LCM(76404,76422) = 5838946488 / 6
LCM(76404,76422) = 973157748

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76404 and 76422 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76404 and 76422. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76404 and 76422.

Prime Factorization of 76404

Prime Factorization of 76422

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76404 and 76422.

LCM(76404,76422) = 2² × 3¹ × 6367¹ × 47¹ × 271¹
LCM(76404,76422) = 973157748