What is the Least Common Multiple of 78181 and 78197?

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 78181 and 78197 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78181 and 78197, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78181,78197) = 1
LCM(78181,78197) = ( 78181 × 78197) / 1
LCM(78181,78197) = 6113519657 / 1
LCM(78181,78197) = 6113519657

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78181 and 78197 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78181 and 78197. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78181 and 78197.

Prime Factorization of 78181

Prime Factorization of 78197

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78181 and 78197.

LCM(78181,78197) = 37¹ × 2113¹ × 7¹ × 11171¹
LCM(78181,78197) = 6113519657