What is the Least Common Multiple of 77698 and 77716?

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 77698 and 77716 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77698 and 77716, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77698,77716) = 2
LCM(77698,77716) = ( 77698 × 77716) / 2
LCM(77698,77716) = 6038377768 / 2
LCM(77698,77716) = 3019188884

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77698 and 77716 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77698 and 77716. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77698 and 77716.

Prime Factorization of 77698

Prime Factorization of 77716

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77698 and 77716.

LCM(77698,77716) = 2² × 53¹ × 733¹ × 19429¹
LCM(77698,77716) = 3019188884