What is the Least Common Multiple of 78350 and 78358?

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 78350 and 78358 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78350 and 78358, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78350,78358) = 2
LCM(78350,78358) = ( 78350 × 78358) / 2
LCM(78350,78358) = 6139349300 / 2
LCM(78350,78358) = 3069674650

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78350 and 78358 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78350 and 78358. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78350 and 78358.

Prime Factorization of 78350

Prime Factorization of 78358

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78350 and 78358.

LCM(78350,78358) = 2¹ × 5² × 1567¹ × 7¹ × 29¹ × 193¹
LCM(78350,78358) = 3069674650