What is the Least Common Multiple of 78328 and 78337?

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 78328 and 78337 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78328 and 78337, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78328,78337) = 1
LCM(78328,78337) = ( 78328 × 78337) / 1
LCM(78328,78337) = 6135980536 / 1
LCM(78328,78337) = 6135980536

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78328 and 78337 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78328 and 78337. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78328 and 78337.

Prime Factorization of 78328

Prime Factorization of 78337

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78328 and 78337.

LCM(78328,78337) = 2³ × 9791¹ × 7¹ × 19² × 31¹
LCM(78328,78337) = 6135980536