What is the Least Common Multiple of 78178 and 78182?

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 78178 and 78182 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78178 and 78182, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78178,78182) = 2
LCM(78178,78182) = ( 78178 × 78182) / 2
LCM(78178,78182) = 6112112396 / 2
LCM(78178,78182) = 3056056198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78178 and 78182 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78178 and 78182. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78178 and 78182.

Prime Factorization of 78178

Prime Factorization of 78182

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78178 and 78182.

LCM(78178,78182) = 2¹ × 39089¹ × 13¹ × 31¹ × 97¹
LCM(78178,78182) = 3056056198