What is the Least Common Multiple of 77156 and 77171?

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 77156 and 77171 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77156 and 77171, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77156,77171) = 1
LCM(77156,77171) = ( 77156 × 77171) / 1
LCM(77156,77171) = 5954205676 / 1
LCM(77156,77171) = 5954205676

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77156 and 77171 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77156 and 77171. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77156 and 77171.

Prime Factorization of 77156

Prime Factorization of 77171

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77156 and 77171.

LCM(77156,77171) = 2² × 19289¹ × 77171¹
LCM(77156,77171) = 5954205676