What is the Least Common Multiple of 77967 and 77972?

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 77967 and 77972 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77967 and 77972, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77967,77972) = 1
LCM(77967,77972) = ( 77967 × 77972) / 1
LCM(77967,77972) = 6079242924 / 1
LCM(77967,77972) = 6079242924

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77967 and 77972 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77967 and 77972. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77967 and 77972.

Prime Factorization of 77967

Prime Factorization of 77972

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77967 and 77972.

LCM(77967,77972) = 3² × 8663¹ × 2² × 101¹ × 193¹
LCM(77967,77972) = 6079242924