What is the Least Common Multiple of 76579 and 76586?

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 76579 and 76586 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76579 and 76586, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76579,76586) = 1
LCM(76579,76586) = ( 76579 × 76586) / 1
LCM(76579,76586) = 5864879294 / 1
LCM(76579,76586) = 5864879294

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76579 and 76586 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76579 and 76586. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76579 and 76586.

Prime Factorization of 76579

Prime Factorization of 76586

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76579 and 76586.

LCM(76579,76586) = 76579¹ × 2¹ × 149¹ × 257¹
LCM(76579,76586) = 5864879294