What is the Least Common Multiple of 77332 and 77344?

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 77332 and 77344 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77332 and 77344, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77332,77344) = 4
LCM(77332,77344) = ( 77332 × 77344) / 4
LCM(77332,77344) = 5981166208 / 4
LCM(77332,77344) = 1495291552

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77332 and 77344 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77332 and 77344. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77332 and 77344.

Prime Factorization of 77332

Prime Factorization of 77344

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77332 and 77344.

LCM(77332,77344) = 2⁵ × 19333¹ × 2417¹
LCM(77332,77344) = 1495291552