What is the Least Common Multiple of 77302 and 77316?

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 77302 and 77316 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77302 and 77316, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77302,77316) = 2
LCM(77302,77316) = ( 77302 × 77316) / 2
LCM(77302,77316) = 5976681432 / 2
LCM(77302,77316) = 2988340716

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77302 and 77316 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77302 and 77316. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77302 and 77316.

Prime Factorization of 77302

Prime Factorization of 77316

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77302 and 77316.

LCM(77302,77316) = 2² × 38651¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 379¹
LCM(77302,77316) = 2988340716