What is the Least Common Multiple of 77278 and 77290?

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 77278 and 77290 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77278 and 77290, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77278,77290) = 2
LCM(77278,77290) = ( 77278 × 77290) / 2
LCM(77278,77290) = 5972816620 / 2
LCM(77278,77290) = 2986408310

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77278 and 77290 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77278 and 77290. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77278 and 77290.

Prime Factorization of 77278

Prime Factorization of 77290

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77278 and 77290.

LCM(77278,77290) = 2¹ × 38639¹ × 5¹ × 59¹ × 131¹
LCM(77278,77290) = 2986408310