What is the Least Common Multiple of 78286 and 78301?

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 78286 and 78301 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78286 and 78301, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78286,78301) = 1
LCM(78286,78301) = ( 78286 × 78301) / 1
LCM(78286,78301) = 6129872086 / 1
LCM(78286,78301) = 6129872086

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78286 and 78301 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78286 and 78301. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78286 and 78301.

Prime Factorization of 78286

Prime Factorization of 78301

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78286 and 78301.

LCM(78286,78301) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 3011¹ × 78301¹
LCM(78286,78301) = 6129872086