What is the Least Common Multiple of 77280 and 77292?

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 77280 and 77292 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77280 and 77292, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77280,77292) = 12
LCM(77280,77292) = ( 77280 × 77292) / 12
LCM(77280,77292) = 5973125760 / 12
LCM(77280,77292) = 497760480

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77280 and 77292 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77280 and 77292. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77280 and 77292.

Prime Factorization of 77280

Prime Factorization of 77292

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77280 and 77292.

LCM(77280,77292) = 2⁵ × 3² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 23¹ × 19¹ × 113¹
LCM(77280,77292) = 497760480