What is the Least Common Multiple of 76999 and 77016?

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 76999 and 77016 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76999 and 77016, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76999,77016) = 1
LCM(76999,77016) = ( 76999 × 77016) / 1
LCM(76999,77016) = 5930154984 / 1
LCM(76999,77016) = 5930154984

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76999 and 77016 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76999 and 77016. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76999 and 77016.

Prime Factorization of 76999

Prime Factorization of 77016

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76999 and 77016.

LCM(76999,77016) = 13¹ × 5923¹ × 2³ × 3¹ × 3209¹
LCM(76999,77016) = 5930154984