What is the Least Common Multiple of 76946 and 76952?

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 76946 and 76952 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76946 and 76952, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76946,76952) = 2
LCM(76946,76952) = ( 76946 × 76952) / 2
LCM(76946,76952) = 5921148592 / 2
LCM(76946,76952) = 2960574296

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76946 and 76952 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76946 and 76952. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76946 and 76952.

Prime Factorization of 76946

Prime Factorization of 76952

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76946 and 76952.

LCM(76946,76952) = 2³ × 79¹ × 487¹ × 9619¹
LCM(76946,76952) = 2960574296