What is the Least Common Multiple of 76722 and 76732?

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 76722 and 76732 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76722 and 76732, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76722,76732) = 2
LCM(76722,76732) = ( 76722 × 76732) / 2
LCM(76722,76732) = 5887032504 / 2
LCM(76722,76732) = 2943516252

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76722 and 76732 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76722 and 76732. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76722 and 76732.

Prime Factorization of 76722

Prime Factorization of 76732

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76722 and 76732.

LCM(76722,76732) = 2² × 3¹ × 19¹ × 673¹ × 19183¹
LCM(76722,76732) = 2943516252