What is the Least Common Multiple of 78058 and 78062?

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 78058 and 78062 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78058 and 78062, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78058,78062) = 2
LCM(78058,78062) = ( 78058 × 78062) / 2
LCM(78058,78062) = 6093363596 / 2
LCM(78058,78062) = 3046681798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78058 and 78062 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78058 and 78062. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78058 and 78062.

Prime Factorization of 78058

Prime Factorization of 78062

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78058 and 78062.

LCM(78058,78062) = 2¹ × 31¹ × 1259¹ × 23¹ × 1697¹
LCM(78058,78062) = 3046681798