What is the Least Common Multiple of 77176 and 77182?

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 77176 and 77182 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77176 and 77182, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77176,77182) = 2
LCM(77176,77182) = ( 77176 × 77182) / 2
LCM(77176,77182) = 5956598032 / 2
LCM(77176,77182) = 2978299016

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77176 and 77182 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77176 and 77182. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77176 and 77182.

Prime Factorization of 77176

Prime Factorization of 77182

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77176 and 77182.

LCM(77176,77182) = 2³ × 11¹ × 877¹ × 7¹ × 37¹ × 149¹
LCM(77176,77182) = 2978299016