What is the Least Common Multiple of 77926 and 77944?

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 77926 and 77944 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77926 and 77944, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77926,77944) = 2
LCM(77926,77944) = ( 77926 × 77944) / 2
LCM(77926,77944) = 6073864144 / 2
LCM(77926,77944) = 3036932072

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77926 and 77944 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77926 and 77944. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77926 and 77944.

Prime Factorization of 77926

Prime Factorization of 77944

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77926 and 77944.

LCM(77926,77944) = 2³ × 47¹ × 829¹ × 9743¹
LCM(77926,77944) = 3036932072