What is the Least Common Multiple of 76485 and 76503?

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 76485 and 76503 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76485 and 76503, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76485,76503) = 3
LCM(76485,76503) = ( 76485 × 76503) / 3
LCM(76485,76503) = 5851331955 / 3
LCM(76485,76503) = 1950443985

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76485 and 76503 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76485 and 76503. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76485 and 76503.

Prime Factorization of 76485

Prime Factorization of 76503

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76485 and 76503.

LCM(76485,76503) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 5099¹ × 7¹ × 3643¹
LCM(76485,76503) = 1950443985