What is the Least Common Multiple of 76885 and 76905?

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 76885 and 76905 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76885 and 76905, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76885,76905) = 5
LCM(76885,76905) = ( 76885 × 76905) / 5
LCM(76885,76905) = 5912840925 / 5
LCM(76885,76905) = 1182568185

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76885 and 76905 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76885 and 76905. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76885 and 76905.

Prime Factorization of 76885

Prime Factorization of 76905

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76885 and 76905.

LCM(76885,76905) = 5¹ × 15377¹ × 3² × 1709¹
LCM(76885,76905) = 1182568185