What is the Least Common Multiple of 77882 and 77887?

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 77882 and 77887 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77882 and 77887, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77882,77887) = 1
LCM(77882,77887) = ( 77882 × 77887) / 1
LCM(77882,77887) = 6065995334 / 1
LCM(77882,77887) = 6065995334

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77882 and 77887 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77882 and 77887. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77882 and 77887.

Prime Factorization of 77882

Prime Factorization of 77887

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77882 and 77887.

LCM(77882,77887) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 5563¹ × 71¹ × 1097¹
LCM(77882,77887) = 6065995334