What is the Least Common Multiple of 78346 and 78364?

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 78346 and 78364 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78346 and 78364, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78346,78364) = 2
LCM(78346,78364) = ( 78346 × 78364) / 2
LCM(78346,78364) = 6139505944 / 2
LCM(78346,78364) = 3069752972

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78346 and 78364 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78346 and 78364. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78346 and 78364.

Prime Factorization of 78346

Prime Factorization of 78364

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78346 and 78364.

LCM(78346,78364) = 2² × 43¹ × 911¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 137¹
LCM(78346,78364) = 3069752972