What is the Least Common Multiple of 76696 and 76708?

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 76696 and 76708 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76696 and 76708, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76696,76708) = 4
LCM(76696,76708) = ( 76696 × 76708) / 4
LCM(76696,76708) = 5883196768 / 4
LCM(76696,76708) = 1470799192

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76696 and 76708 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76696 and 76708. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76696 and 76708.

Prime Factorization of 76696

Prime Factorization of 76708

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76696 and 76708.

LCM(76696,76708) = 2³ × 9587¹ × 127¹ × 151¹
LCM(76696,76708) = 1470799192