What is the Least Common Multiple of 77359 and 77371?

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 77359 and 77371 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77359 and 77371, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77359,77371) = 1
LCM(77359,77371) = ( 77359 × 77371) / 1
LCM(77359,77371) = 5985343189 / 1
LCM(77359,77371) = 5985343189

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77359 and 77371 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77359 and 77371. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77359 and 77371.

Prime Factorization of 77359

Prime Factorization of 77371

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77359 and 77371.

LCM(77359,77371) = 77359¹ × 7² × 1579¹
LCM(77359,77371) = 5985343189