What is the Least Common Multiple of 78050 and 78059?

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 78050 and 78059 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78050 and 78059, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78050,78059) = 1
LCM(78050,78059) = ( 78050 × 78059) / 1
LCM(78050,78059) = 6092504950 / 1
LCM(78050,78059) = 6092504950

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78050 and 78059 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78050 and 78059. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78050 and 78059.

Prime Factorization of 78050

Prime Factorization of 78059

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78050 and 78059.

LCM(78050,78059) = 2¹ × 5² × 7¹ × 223¹ × 78059¹
LCM(78050,78059) = 6092504950