What is the Least Common Multiple of 78327 and 78331?

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 78327 and 78331 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78327 and 78331, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78327,78331) = 1
LCM(78327,78331) = ( 78327 × 78331) / 1
LCM(78327,78331) = 6135432237 / 1
LCM(78327,78331) = 6135432237

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78327 and 78331 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78327 and 78331. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78327 and 78331.

Prime Factorization of 78327

Prime Factorization of 78331

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78327 and 78331.

LCM(78327,78331) = 3⁴ × 967¹ × 11¹ × 7121¹
LCM(78327,78331) = 6135432237