What is the Least Common Multiple of 76996 and 77001?

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 76996 and 77001 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76996 and 77001, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76996,77001) = 1
LCM(76996,77001) = ( 76996 × 77001) / 1
LCM(76996,77001) = 5928768996 / 1
LCM(76996,77001) = 5928768996

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76996 and 77001 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76996 and 77001. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76996 and 77001.

Prime Factorization of 76996

Prime Factorization of 77001

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76996 and 77001.

LCM(76996,77001) = 2² × 19249¹ × 3¹ × 25667¹
LCM(76996,77001) = 5928768996