What is the Least Common Multiple of 77917 and 77931?

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 77917 and 77931 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77917 and 77931, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77917,77931) = 7
LCM(77917,77931) = ( 77917 × 77931) / 7
LCM(77917,77931) = 6072149727 / 7
LCM(77917,77931) = 867449961

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77917 and 77931 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77917 and 77931. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77917 and 77931.

Prime Factorization of 77917

Prime Factorization of 77931

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77917 and 77931.

LCM(77917,77931) = 7¹ × 11131¹ × 3² × 1237¹
LCM(77917,77931) = 867449961