What is the Least Common Multiple of 76995 and 77012?

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 76995 and 77012 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76995 and 77012, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76995,77012) = 1
LCM(76995,77012) = ( 76995 × 77012) / 1
LCM(76995,77012) = 5929538940 / 1
LCM(76995,77012) = 5929538940

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76995 and 77012 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76995 and 77012. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76995 and 77012.

Prime Factorization of 76995

Prime Factorization of 77012

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76995 and 77012.

LCM(76995,77012) = 3² × 5¹ × 29¹ × 59¹ × 2² × 13¹ × 1481¹
LCM(76995,77012) = 5929538940