What is the Least Common Multiple of 78072 and 78078?

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 78072 and 78078 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78072 and 78078, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78072,78078) = 6
LCM(78072,78078) = ( 78072 × 78078) / 6
LCM(78072,78078) = 6095705616 / 6
LCM(78072,78078) = 1015950936

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78072 and 78078 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78072 and 78078. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78072 and 78078.

Prime Factorization of 78072

Prime Factorization of 78078

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78072 and 78078.

LCM(78072,78078) = 2³ × 3¹ × 3253¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 13²
LCM(78072,78078) = 1015950936