What is the Least Common Multiple of 78018 and 78036?

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 78018 and 78036 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78018 and 78036, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78018,78036) = 6
LCM(78018,78036) = ( 78018 × 78036) / 6
LCM(78018,78036) = 6088212648 / 6
LCM(78018,78036) = 1014702108

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78018 and 78036 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78018 and 78036. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78018 and 78036.

Prime Factorization of 78018

Prime Factorization of 78036

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78018 and 78036.

LCM(78018,78036) = 2² × 3¹ × 13003¹ × 7¹ × 929¹
LCM(78018,78036) = 1014702108