What is the Least Common Multiple of 77357 and 77362?

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 77357 and 77362 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77357 and 77362, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77357,77362) = 1
LCM(77357,77362) = ( 77357 × 77362) / 1
LCM(77357,77362) = 5984492234 / 1
LCM(77357,77362) = 5984492234

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77357 and 77362 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77357 and 77362. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77357 and 77362.

Prime Factorization of 77357

Prime Factorization of 77362

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77357 and 77362.

LCM(77357,77362) = 7¹ × 43¹ × 257¹ × 2¹ × 47¹ × 823¹
LCM(77357,77362) = 5984492234