What is the Least Common Multiple of 77214 and 77222?

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 77214 and 77222 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77214 and 77222, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77214,77222) = 2
LCM(77214,77222) = ( 77214 × 77222) / 2
LCM(77214,77222) = 5962619508 / 2
LCM(77214,77222) = 2981309754

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77214 and 77222 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77214 and 77222. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77214 and 77222.

Prime Factorization of 77214

Prime Factorization of 77222

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77214 and 77222.

LCM(77214,77222) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 757¹ × 38611¹
LCM(77214,77222) = 2981309754