What is the Least Common Multiple of 78071 and 78079?

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 78071 and 78079 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78071 and 78079, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78071,78079) = 1
LCM(78071,78079) = ( 78071 × 78079) / 1
LCM(78071,78079) = 6095705609 / 1
LCM(78071,78079) = 6095705609

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78071 and 78079 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78071 and 78079. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78071 and 78079.

Prime Factorization of 78071

Prime Factorization of 78079

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78071 and 78079.

LCM(78071,78079) = 7¹ × 19¹ × 587¹ × 78079¹
LCM(78071,78079) = 6095705609