What is the Least Common Multiple of 76542 and 76555?

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 76542 and 76555 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76542 and 76555, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76542,76555) = 1
LCM(76542,76555) = ( 76542 × 76555) / 1
LCM(76542,76555) = 5859672810 / 1
LCM(76542,76555) = 5859672810

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76542 and 76555 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76542 and 76555. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76542 and 76555.

Prime Factorization of 76542

Prime Factorization of 76555

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76542 and 76555.

LCM(76542,76555) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 12757¹ × 5¹ × 61¹ × 251¹
LCM(76542,76555) = 5859672810