What is the Least Common Multiple of 77002 and 77012?

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 77002 and 77012 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77002 and 77012, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77002,77012) = 2
LCM(77002,77012) = ( 77002 × 77012) / 2
LCM(77002,77012) = 5930078024 / 2
LCM(77002,77012) = 2965039012

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77002 and 77012 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77002 and 77012. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77002 and 77012.

Prime Factorization of 77002

Prime Factorization of 77012

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77002 and 77012.

LCM(77002,77012) = 2² × 38501¹ × 13¹ × 1481¹
LCM(77002,77012) = 2965039012