What is the Least Common Multiple of 77374 and 77394?

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 77374 and 77394 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77374 and 77394, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77374,77394) = 2
LCM(77374,77394) = ( 77374 × 77394) / 2
LCM(77374,77394) = 5988283356 / 2
LCM(77374,77394) = 2994141678

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77374 and 77394 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77374 and 77394. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77374 and 77394.

Prime Factorization of 77374

Prime Factorization of 77394

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77374 and 77394.

LCM(77374,77394) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 3517¹ × 3¹ × 12899¹
LCM(77374,77394) = 2994141678