What is the Least Common Multiple of 77531 and 77549?

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 77531 and 77549 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77531 and 77549, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77531,77549) = 1
LCM(77531,77549) = ( 77531 × 77549) / 1
LCM(77531,77549) = 6012451519 / 1
LCM(77531,77549) = 6012451519

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77531 and 77549 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77531 and 77549. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77531 and 77549.

Prime Factorization of 77531

Prime Factorization of 77549

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77531 and 77549.

LCM(77531,77549) = 31¹ × 41¹ × 61¹ × 77549¹
LCM(77531,77549) = 6012451519