What is the Least Common Multiple of 76879 and 76887?

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 76879 and 76887 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76879 and 76887, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76879,76887) = 1
LCM(76879,76887) = ( 76879 × 76887) / 1
LCM(76879,76887) = 5910995673 / 1
LCM(76879,76887) = 5910995673

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76879 and 76887 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76879 and 76887. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76879 and 76887.

Prime Factorization of 76879

Prime Factorization of 76887

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76879 and 76887.

LCM(76879,76887) = 11¹ × 29¹ × 241¹ × 3² × 8543¹
LCM(76879,76887) = 5910995673