What is the Least Common Multiple of 77338 and 77358?

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 77338 and 77358 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77338 and 77358, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77338,77358) = 2
LCM(77338,77358) = ( 77338 × 77358) / 2
LCM(77338,77358) = 5982713004 / 2
LCM(77338,77358) = 2991356502

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77338 and 77358 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77338 and 77358. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77338 and 77358.

Prime Factorization of 77338

Prime Factorization of 77358

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77338 and 77358.

LCM(77338,77358) = 2¹ × 38669¹ × 3¹ × 12893¹
LCM(77338,77358) = 2991356502