What is the Least Common Multiple of 76506 and 76526?

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 76506 and 76526 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76506 and 76526, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76506,76526) = 2
LCM(76506,76526) = ( 76506 × 76526) / 2
LCM(76506,76526) = 5854698156 / 2
LCM(76506,76526) = 2927349078

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76506 and 76526 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76506 and 76526. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76506 and 76526.

Prime Factorization of 76506

Prime Factorization of 76526

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76506 and 76526.

LCM(76506,76526) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 41¹ × 311¹ × 83¹ × 461¹
LCM(76506,76526) = 2927349078