What is the Least Common Multiple of 77859 and 77872?

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 77859 and 77872 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77859 and 77872, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77859,77872) = 1
LCM(77859,77872) = ( 77859 × 77872) / 1
LCM(77859,77872) = 6063036048 / 1
LCM(77859,77872) = 6063036048

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77859 and 77872 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77859 and 77872. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77859 and 77872.

Prime Factorization of 77859

Prime Factorization of 77872

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77859 and 77872.

LCM(77859,77872) = 3² × 41¹ × 211¹ × 2⁴ × 31¹ × 157¹
LCM(77859,77872) = 6063036048