What is the Least Common Multiple of 76526 and 76540?

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 76526 and 76540 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76526 and 76540, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76526,76540) = 2
LCM(76526,76540) = ( 76526 × 76540) / 2
LCM(76526,76540) = 5857300040 / 2
LCM(76526,76540) = 2928650020

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76526 and 76540 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76526 and 76540. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76526 and 76540.

Prime Factorization of 76526

Prime Factorization of 76540

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76526 and 76540.

LCM(76526,76540) = 2² × 83¹ × 461¹ × 5¹ × 43¹ × 89¹
LCM(76526,76540) = 2928650020