What is the Least Common Multiple of 78313 and 78321?

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 78313 and 78321 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78313 and 78321, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78313,78321) = 1
LCM(78313,78321) = ( 78313 × 78321) / 1
LCM(78313,78321) = 6133552473 / 1
LCM(78313,78321) = 6133552473

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78313 and 78321 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78313 and 78321. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78313 and 78321.

Prime Factorization of 78313

Prime Factorization of 78321

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78313 and 78321.

LCM(78313,78321) = 71¹ × 1103¹ × 3¹ × 26107¹
LCM(78313,78321) = 6133552473