What is the Least Common Multiple of 77322 and 77342?

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 77322 and 77342 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77322 and 77342, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77322,77342) = 2
LCM(77322,77342) = ( 77322 × 77342) / 2
LCM(77322,77342) = 5980238124 / 2
LCM(77322,77342) = 2990119062

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77322 and 77342 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77322 and 77342. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77322 and 77342.

Prime Factorization of 77322

Prime Factorization of 77342

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77322 and 77342.

LCM(77322,77342) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7² × 263¹ × 38671¹
LCM(77322,77342) = 2990119062