What is the Least Common Multiple of 77198 and 77204?

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 77198 and 77204 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77198 and 77204, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77198,77204) = 2
LCM(77198,77204) = ( 77198 × 77204) / 2
LCM(77198,77204) = 5959994392 / 2
LCM(77198,77204) = 2979997196

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77198 and 77204 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77198 and 77204. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77198 and 77204.

Prime Factorization of 77198

Prime Factorization of 77204

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77198 and 77204.

LCM(77198,77204) = 2² × 11³ × 29¹ × 19301¹
LCM(77198,77204) = 2979997196