What is the Least Common Multiple of 76532 and 76552?

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 76532 and 76552 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76532 and 76552, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76532,76552) = 4
LCM(76532,76552) = ( 76532 × 76552) / 4
LCM(76532,76552) = 5858677664 / 4
LCM(76532,76552) = 1464669416

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76532 and 76552 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76532 and 76552. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76532 and 76552.

Prime Factorization of 76532

Prime Factorization of 76552

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76532 and 76552.

LCM(76532,76552) = 2³ × 19² × 53¹ × 7¹ × 1367¹
LCM(76532,76552) = 1464669416