What is the Least Common Multiple of 78026 and 78030?

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 78026 and 78030 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78026 and 78030, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78026,78030) = 2
LCM(78026,78030) = ( 78026 × 78030) / 2
LCM(78026,78030) = 6088368780 / 2
LCM(78026,78030) = 3044184390

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78026 and 78030 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78026 and 78030. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78026 and 78030.

Prime Factorization of 78026

Prime Factorization of 78030

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78026 and 78030.

LCM(78026,78030) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 3001¹ × 3³ × 5¹ × 17²
LCM(78026,78030) = 3044184390