What is the Least Common Multiple of 77943 and 77960?

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 77943 and 77960 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77943 and 77960, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77943,77960) = 1
LCM(77943,77960) = ( 77943 × 77960) / 1
LCM(77943,77960) = 6076436280 / 1
LCM(77943,77960) = 6076436280

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77943 and 77960 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77943 and 77960. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77943 and 77960.

Prime Factorization of 77943

Prime Factorization of 77960

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77943 and 77960.

LCM(77943,77960) = 3¹ × 25981¹ × 2³ × 5¹ × 1949¹
LCM(77943,77960) = 6076436280