What is the Least Common Multiple of 76772 and 76786?

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 76772 and 76786 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76772 and 76786, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76772,76786) = 2
LCM(76772,76786) = ( 76772 × 76786) / 2
LCM(76772,76786) = 5895014792 / 2
LCM(76772,76786) = 2947507396

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76772 and 76786 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76772 and 76786. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76772 and 76786.

Prime Factorization of 76772

Prime Factorization of 76786

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76772 and 76786.

LCM(76772,76786) = 2² × 17¹ × 1129¹ × 38393¹
LCM(76772,76786) = 2947507396