What is the Least Common Multiple of 77516 and 77523?

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 77516 and 77523 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77516 and 77523, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77516,77523) = 1
LCM(77516,77523) = ( 77516 × 77523) / 1
LCM(77516,77523) = 6009272868 / 1
LCM(77516,77523) = 6009272868

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77516 and 77523 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77516 and 77523. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77516 and 77523.

Prime Factorization of 77516

Prime Factorization of 77523

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77516 and 77523.

LCM(77516,77523) = 2² × 19379¹ × 3¹ × 25841¹
LCM(77516,77523) = 6009272868