What is the Least Common Multiple of 76977 and 76991?

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 76977 and 76991 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76977 and 76991, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76977,76991) = 1
LCM(76977,76991) = ( 76977 × 76991) / 1
LCM(76977,76991) = 5926536207 / 1
LCM(76977,76991) = 5926536207

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76977 and 76991 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76977 and 76991. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76977 and 76991.

Prime Factorization of 76977

Prime Factorization of 76991

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76977 and 76991.

LCM(76977,76991) = 3³ × 2851¹ × 76991¹
LCM(76977,76991) = 5926536207