What is the Least Common Multiple of 76990 and 77003?

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 76990 and 77003 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76990 and 77003, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76990,77003) = 1
LCM(76990,77003) = ( 76990 × 77003) / 1
LCM(76990,77003) = 5928460970 / 1
LCM(76990,77003) = 5928460970

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76990 and 77003 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76990 and 77003. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76990 and 77003.

Prime Factorization of 76990

Prime Factorization of 77003

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76990 and 77003.

LCM(76990,77003) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 7699¹ × 77003¹
LCM(76990,77003) = 5928460970