What is the Least Common Multiple of 78084 and 78098?

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 78098 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 78098, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78084,78098) = 2
LCM(78084,78098) = ( 78084 × 78098) / 2
LCM(78084,78098) = 6098204232 / 2
LCM(78084,78098) = 3049102116

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78084 and 78098 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78084 and 78098. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78084 and 78098.

Prime Factorization of 78084

Prime Factorization of 78098

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78084 and 78098.

LCM(78084,78098) = 2² × 3⁴ × 241¹ × 17¹ × 2297¹
LCM(78084,78098) = 3049102116