What is the Least Common Multiple of 77282 and 77301?

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 77282 and 77301 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77282 and 77301, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77282,77301) = 1
LCM(77282,77301) = ( 77282 × 77301) / 1
LCM(77282,77301) = 5973975882 / 1
LCM(77282,77301) = 5973975882

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77282 and 77301 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77282 and 77301. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77282 and 77301.

Prime Factorization of 77282

Prime Factorization of 77301

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77282 and 77301.

LCM(77282,77301) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 2273¹ × 3³ × 7¹ × 409¹
LCM(77282,77301) = 5973975882