What is the Least Common Multiple of 78141 and 78146?

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 78141 and 78146 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78141 and 78146, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78141,78146) = 1
LCM(78141,78146) = ( 78141 × 78146) / 1
LCM(78141,78146) = 6106406586 / 1
LCM(78141,78146) = 6106406586

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78141 and 78146 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78141 and 78146. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78141 and 78146.

Prime Factorization of 78141

Prime Factorization of 78146

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78141 and 78146.

LCM(78141,78146) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 61² × 2¹ × 41¹ × 953¹
LCM(78141,78146) = 6106406586