What is the Least Common Multiple of 77836 and 77852?

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 77836 and 77852 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77836 and 77852, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77836,77852) = 4
LCM(77836,77852) = ( 77836 × 77852) / 4
LCM(77836,77852) = 6059688272 / 4
LCM(77836,77852) = 1514922068

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77836 and 77852 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77836 and 77852. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77836 and 77852.

Prime Factorization of 77836

Prime Factorization of 77852

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77836 and 77852.

LCM(77836,77852) = 2² × 11¹ × 29¹ × 61¹ × 19463¹
LCM(77836,77852) = 1514922068