What is the Least Common Multiple of 78259 and 78267?

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 78259 and 78267 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78259 and 78267, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78259,78267) = 1
LCM(78259,78267) = ( 78259 × 78267) / 1
LCM(78259,78267) = 6125097153 / 1
LCM(78259,78267) = 6125097153

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78259 and 78267 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78259 and 78267. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78259 and 78267.

Prime Factorization of 78259

Prime Factorization of 78267

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78259 and 78267.

LCM(78259,78267) = 78259¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 3727¹
LCM(78259,78267) = 6125097153