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What is the Least Common Multiple of 77072 and 77078?

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 (LCM) of 77072 and 77078 is 2970277808.

LCM(77072,77078) = 2970277808

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Least Common Multiple of 77072 and 77078 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77072 and 77078, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77072,77078) = 2
LCM(77072,77078) = ( 77072 × 77078) / 2
LCM(77072,77078) = 5940555616 / 2
LCM(77072,77078) = 2970277808

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77072 and 77078 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77072 and 77078. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77072 and 77078.

Prime Factorization of 77072

Prime factors of 77072 are 2, 4817. Prime factorization of 77072 in exponential form is:

77072 = 24 × 48171

Prime Factorization of 77078

Prime factors of 77078 are 2, 17, 2267. Prime factorization of 77078 in exponential form is:

77078 = 21 × 171 × 22671

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77072 and 77078.

LCM(77072,77078) = 24 × 48171 × 171 × 22671
LCM(77072,77078) = 2970277808