What is the Least Common Multiple of 77346 and 77361?

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 77346 and 77361 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77346 and 77361, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77346,77361) = 3
LCM(77346,77361) = ( 77346 × 77361) / 3
LCM(77346,77361) = 5983563906 / 3
LCM(77346,77361) = 1994521302

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77346 and 77361 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77346 and 77361. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77346 and 77361.

Prime Factorization of 77346

Prime Factorization of 77361

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77346 and 77361.

LCM(77346,77361) = 2¹ × 3² × 4297¹ × 107¹ × 241¹
LCM(77346,77361) = 1994521302