What is the Least Common Multiple of 78186 and 78195?

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 78186 and 78195 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78186 and 78195, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78186,78195) = 3
LCM(78186,78195) = ( 78186 × 78195) / 3
LCM(78186,78195) = 6113754270 / 3
LCM(78186,78195) = 2037918090

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78186 and 78195 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78186 and 78195. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78186 and 78195.

Prime Factorization of 78186

Prime Factorization of 78195

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78186 and 78195.

LCM(78186,78195) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 83¹ × 157¹ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 401¹
LCM(78186,78195) = 2037918090