What is the Least Common Multiple of 78289 and 78298?

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 78289 and 78298 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78289 and 78298, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78289,78298) = 1
LCM(78289,78298) = ( 78289 × 78298) / 1
LCM(78289,78298) = 6129872122 / 1
LCM(78289,78298) = 6129872122

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78289 and 78298 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78289 and 78298. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78289 and 78298.

Prime Factorization of 78289

Prime Factorization of 78298

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78289 and 78298.

LCM(78289,78298) = 79¹ × 991¹ × 2¹ × 11¹ × 3559¹
LCM(78289,78298) = 6129872122