What is the Least Common Multiple of 77918 and 77936?

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 77918 and 77936 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77918 and 77936, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77918,77936) = 2
LCM(77918,77936) = ( 77918 × 77936) / 2
LCM(77918,77936) = 6072617248 / 2
LCM(77918,77936) = 3036308624

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77918 and 77936 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77918 and 77936. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77918 and 77936.

Prime Factorization of 77918

Prime Factorization of 77936

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77918 and 77936.

LCM(77918,77936) = 2⁴ × 38959¹ × 4871¹
LCM(77918,77936) = 3036308624