What is the Least Common Multiple of 78243 and 78263?

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 78243 and 78263 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78243 and 78263, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78243,78263) = 1
LCM(78243,78263) = ( 78243 × 78263) / 1
LCM(78243,78263) = 6123531909 / 1
LCM(78243,78263) = 6123531909

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78243 and 78263 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78243 and 78263. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78243 and 78263.

Prime Factorization of 78243

Prime Factorization of 78263

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78243 and 78263.

LCM(78243,78263) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 2371¹ × 61¹ × 1283¹
LCM(78243,78263) = 6123531909