What is the Least Common Multiple of 77068 and 77087?

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 77068 and 77087 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77068 and 77087, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77068,77087) = 1
LCM(77068,77087) = ( 77068 × 77087) / 1
LCM(77068,77087) = 5940940916 / 1
LCM(77068,77087) = 5940940916

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77068 and 77087 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77068 and 77087. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77068 and 77087.

Prime Factorization of 77068

Prime Factorization of 77087

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77068 and 77087.

LCM(77068,77087) = 2² × 19267¹ × 157¹ × 491¹
LCM(77068,77087) = 5940940916