What is the Least Common Multiple of 78084 and 78088?

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 78084 and 78088 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78084 and 78088, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78084,78088) = 4
LCM(78084,78088) = ( 78084 × 78088) / 4
LCM(78084,78088) = 6097423392 / 4
LCM(78084,78088) = 1524355848

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78084 and 78088 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78084 and 78088. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78084 and 78088.

Prime Factorization of 78084

Prime Factorization of 78088

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78084 and 78088.

LCM(78084,78088) = 2³ × 3⁴ × 241¹ × 43¹ × 227¹
LCM(78084,78088) = 1524355848