What is the Least Common Multiple of 78340 and 78354?

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 78340 and 78354 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78340 and 78354, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78340,78354) = 2
LCM(78340,78354) = ( 78340 × 78354) / 2
LCM(78340,78354) = 6138252360 / 2
LCM(78340,78354) = 3069126180

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78340 and 78354 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78340 and 78354. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78340 and 78354.

Prime Factorization of 78340

Prime Factorization of 78354

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78340 and 78354.

LCM(78340,78354) = 2² × 5¹ × 3917¹ × 3³ × 1451¹
LCM(78340,78354) = 3069126180