What is the Least Common Multiple of 76929 and 76940?

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 76929 and 76940 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76929 and 76940, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76929,76940) = 1
LCM(76929,76940) = ( 76929 × 76940) / 1
LCM(76929,76940) = 5918917260 / 1
LCM(76929,76940) = 5918917260

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76929 and 76940 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76929 and 76940. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76929 and 76940.

Prime Factorization of 76929

Prime Factorization of 76940

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76929 and 76940.

LCM(76929,76940) = 3¹ × 25643¹ × 2² × 5¹ × 3847¹
LCM(76929,76940) = 5918917260