What is the Least Common Multiple of 76851 and 76868?

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 76851 and 76868 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76851 and 76868, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76851,76868) = 1
LCM(76851,76868) = ( 76851 × 76868) / 1
LCM(76851,76868) = 5907382668 / 1
LCM(76851,76868) = 5907382668

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76851 and 76868 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76851 and 76868. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76851 and 76868.

Prime Factorization of 76851

Prime Factorization of 76868

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76851 and 76868.

LCM(76851,76868) = 3² × 8539¹ × 2² × 11¹ × 1747¹
LCM(76851,76868) = 5907382668