What is the Least Common Multiple of 78188 and 78198?

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 78188 and 78198 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78188 and 78198, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78188,78198) = 2
LCM(78188,78198) = ( 78188 × 78198) / 2
LCM(78188,78198) = 6114145224 / 2
LCM(78188,78198) = 3057072612

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78188 and 78198 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78188 and 78198. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78188 and 78198.

Prime Factorization of 78188

Prime Factorization of 78198

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78188 and 78198.

LCM(78188,78198) = 2² × 11¹ × 1777¹ × 3¹ × 13033¹
LCM(78188,78198) = 3057072612