What is the Least Common Multiple of 78101 and 78108?

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 78101 and 78108 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78101 and 78108, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78101,78108) = 1
LCM(78101,78108) = ( 78101 × 78108) / 1
LCM(78101,78108) = 6100312908 / 1
LCM(78101,78108) = 6100312908

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78101 and 78108 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78101 and 78108. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78101 and 78108.

Prime Factorization of 78101

Prime Factorization of 78108

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78101 and 78108.

LCM(78101,78108) = 78101¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 23¹ × 283¹
LCM(78101,78108) = 6100312908