What is the Least Common Multiple of 76970 and 76979?

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 76970 and 76979 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76970 and 76979, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76970,76979) = 1
LCM(76970,76979) = ( 76970 × 76979) / 1
LCM(76970,76979) = 5925073630 / 1
LCM(76970,76979) = 5925073630

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76970 and 76979 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76970 and 76979. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76970 and 76979.

Prime Factorization of 76970

Prime Factorization of 76979

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76970 and 76979.

LCM(76970,76979) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 43¹ × 179¹ × 7² × 1571¹
LCM(76970,76979) = 5925073630