What is the Least Common Multiple of 77360 and 77372?

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 77360 and 77372 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77360 and 77372, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77360,77372) = 4
LCM(77360,77372) = ( 77360 × 77372) / 4
LCM(77360,77372) = 5985497920 / 4
LCM(77360,77372) = 1496374480

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77360 and 77372 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77360 and 77372. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77360 and 77372.

Prime Factorization of 77360

Prime Factorization of 77372

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77360 and 77372.

LCM(77360,77372) = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 967¹ × 23¹ × 29²
LCM(77360,77372) = 1496374480