What is the Least Common Multiple of 76859 and 76871?

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 76859 and 76871 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76859 and 76871, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76859,76871) = 1
LCM(76859,76871) = ( 76859 × 76871) / 1
LCM(76859,76871) = 5908228189 / 1
LCM(76859,76871) = 5908228189

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76859 and 76871 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76859 and 76871. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76859 and 76871.

Prime Factorization of 76859

Prime Factorization of 76871

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76859 and 76871.

LCM(76859,76871) = 151¹ × 509¹ × 76871¹
LCM(76859,76871) = 5908228189