What is the Least Common Multiple of 77996 and 78010?

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 77996 and 78010 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77996 and 78010, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77996,78010) = 2
LCM(77996,78010) = ( 77996 × 78010) / 2
LCM(77996,78010) = 6084467960 / 2
LCM(77996,78010) = 3042233980

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77996 and 78010 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77996 and 78010. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77996 and 78010.

Prime Factorization of 77996

Prime Factorization of 78010

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77996 and 78010.

LCM(77996,78010) = 2² × 17¹ × 31¹ × 37¹ × 5¹ × 29¹ × 269¹
LCM(77996,78010) = 3042233980