What is the Least Common Multiple of 77784 and 77796?

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 77784 and 77796 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77784 and 77796, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77784,77796) = 12
LCM(77784,77796) = ( 77784 × 77796) / 12
LCM(77784,77796) = 6051284064 / 12
LCM(77784,77796) = 504273672

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77784 and 77796 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77784 and 77796. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77784 and 77796.

Prime Factorization of 77784

Prime Factorization of 77796

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77784 and 77796.

LCM(77784,77796) = 2³ × 3² × 7¹ × 463¹ × 2161¹
LCM(77784,77796) = 504273672