What is the Least Common Multiple of 77342 and 77350?

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 77342 and 77350 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77342 and 77350, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77342,77350) = 2
LCM(77342,77350) = ( 77342 × 77350) / 2
LCM(77342,77350) = 5982403700 / 2
LCM(77342,77350) = 2991201850

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77342 and 77350 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77342 and 77350. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77342 and 77350.

Prime Factorization of 77342

Prime Factorization of 77350

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77342 and 77350.

LCM(77342,77350) = 2¹ × 38671¹ × 5² × 7¹ × 13¹ × 17¹
LCM(77342,77350) = 2991201850