What is the Least Common Multiple of 76993 and 76997?

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 76993 and 76997 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76993 and 76997, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76993,76997) = 1
LCM(76993,76997) = ( 76993 × 76997) / 1
LCM(76993,76997) = 5928230021 / 1
LCM(76993,76997) = 5928230021

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76993 and 76997 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76993 and 76997. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76993 and 76997.

Prime Factorization of 76993

Prime Factorization of 76997

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76993 and 76997.

LCM(76993,76997) = 7¹ × 17¹ × 647¹ × 37¹ × 2081¹
LCM(76993,76997) = 5928230021