What is the Least Common Multiple of 78253 and 78258?

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 78253 and 78258 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78253 and 78258, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78253,78258) = 1
LCM(78253,78258) = ( 78253 × 78258) / 1
LCM(78253,78258) = 6123923274 / 1
LCM(78253,78258) = 6123923274

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78253 and 78258 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78253 and 78258. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78253 and 78258.

Prime Factorization of 78253

Prime Factorization of 78258

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78253 and 78258.

LCM(78253,78258) = 7² × 1597¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 13043¹
LCM(78253,78258) = 6123923274