What is the Least Common Multiple of 76888 and 76906?

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 76888 and 76906 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76888 and 76906, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76888,76906) = 2
LCM(76888,76906) = ( 76888 × 76906) / 2
LCM(76888,76906) = 5913148528 / 2
LCM(76888,76906) = 2956574264

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76888 and 76906 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76888 and 76906. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76888 and 76906.

Prime Factorization of 76888

Prime Factorization of 76906

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76888 and 76906.

LCM(76888,76906) = 2³ × 7¹ × 1373¹ × 38453¹
LCM(76888,76906) = 2956574264