What is the Least Common Multiple of 77337 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 77337 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 77337 and 77342, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77337,77342) = 1
LCM(77337,77342) = ( 77337 × 77342) / 1
LCM(77337,77342) = 5981398254 / 1
LCM(77337,77342) = 5981398254

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77337 and 77342 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77337 and 77342. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77337 and 77342.

Prime Factorization of 77337

Prime Factorization of 77342

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77337 and 77342.

LCM(77337,77342) = 3² × 13¹ × 661¹ × 2¹ × 38671¹
LCM(77337,77342) = 5981398254