What is the Least Common Multiple of 76997 and 77005?

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 76997 and 77005 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 76997 and 77005, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(76997,77005) = 1
LCM(76997,77005) = ( 76997 × 77005) / 1
LCM(76997,77005) = 5929153985 / 1
LCM(76997,77005) = 5929153985

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 76997 and 77005 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 76997 and 77005. First we will calculate the prime factors of 76997 and 77005.

Prime Factorization of 76997

Prime Factorization of 77005

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 76997 and 77005.

LCM(76997,77005) = 37¹ × 2081¹ × 5¹ × 15401¹
LCM(76997,77005) = 5929153985