What is the Least Common Multiple of 78086 and 78093?

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 78086 and 78093 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78086 and 78093, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78086,78093) = 1
LCM(78086,78093) = ( 78086 × 78093) / 1
LCM(78086,78093) = 6097969998 / 1
LCM(78086,78093) = 6097969998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78086 and 78093 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78086 and 78093. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78086 and 78093.

Prime Factorization of 78086

Prime Factorization of 78093

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78086 and 78093.

LCM(78086,78093) = 2¹ × 39043¹ × 3² × 8677¹
LCM(78086,78093) = 6097969998