What is the Least Common Multiple of 78233 and 78246?

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 78233 and 78246 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78233 and 78246, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78233,78246) = 1
LCM(78233,78246) = ( 78233 × 78246) / 1
LCM(78233,78246) = 6121419318 / 1
LCM(78233,78246) = 6121419318

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78233 and 78246 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78233 and 78246. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78233 and 78246.

Prime Factorization of 78233

Prime Factorization of 78246

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78233 and 78246.

LCM(78233,78246) = 78233¹ × 2¹ × 3⁵ × 7¹ × 23¹
LCM(78233,78246) = 6121419318