What is the Least Common Multiple of 77726 and 77730?

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 77726 and 77730 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77726 and 77730, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77726,77730) = 2
LCM(77726,77730) = ( 77726 × 77730) / 2
LCM(77726,77730) = 6041641980 / 2
LCM(77726,77730) = 3020820990

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77726 and 77730 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77726 and 77730. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77726 and 77730.

Prime Factorization of 77726

Prime Factorization of 77730

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77726 and 77730.

LCM(77726,77730) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 3533¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 2591¹
LCM(77726,77730) = 3020820990