What is the Least Common Multiple of 78229 and 78249?

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 78229 and 78249 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78229 and 78249, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78229,78249) = 1
LCM(78229,78249) = ( 78229 × 78249) / 1
LCM(78229,78249) = 6121341021 / 1
LCM(78229,78249) = 6121341021

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78229 and 78249 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78229 and 78249. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78229 and 78249.

Prime Factorization of 78229

Prime Factorization of 78249

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78229 and 78249.

LCM(78229,78249) = 78229¹ × 3¹ × 26083¹
LCM(78229,78249) = 6121341021