What is the Least Common Multiple of 77466 and 77486?

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 77466 and 77486 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77466 and 77486, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77466,77486) = 2
LCM(77466,77486) = ( 77466 × 77486) / 2
LCM(77466,77486) = 6002530476 / 2
LCM(77466,77486) = 3001265238

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77466 and 77486 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77466 and 77486. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77466 and 77486.

Prime Factorization of 77466

Prime Factorization of 77486

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77466 and 77486.

LCM(77466,77486) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 12911¹ × 17¹ × 43¹ × 53¹
LCM(77466,77486) = 3001265238