What is the Least Common Multiple of 76742 and 76762?

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 76742 and 76762 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76742 and 76762, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76742,76762) = 2
LCM(76742,76762) = ( 76742 × 76762) / 2
LCM(76742,76762) = 5890869404 / 2
LCM(76742,76762) = 2945434702

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76742 and 76762 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76742 and 76762. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76742 and 76762.

Prime Factorization of 76742

Prime Factorization of 76762

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76742 and 76762.

LCM(76742,76762) = 2¹ × 38371¹ × 7¹ × 5483¹
LCM(76742,76762) = 2945434702