What is the Least Common Multiple of 78118 and 78124?

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 78118 and 78124 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78118 and 78124, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78118,78124) = 2
LCM(78118,78124) = ( 78118 × 78124) / 2
LCM(78118,78124) = 6102890632 / 2
LCM(78118,78124) = 3051445316

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78118 and 78124 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78118 and 78124. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78118 and 78124.

Prime Factorization of 78118

Prime Factorization of 78124

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78118 and 78124.

LCM(78118,78124) = 2² × 139¹ × 281¹ × 19531¹
LCM(78118,78124) = 3051445316