What is the Least Common Multiple of 78359 and 78373?

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 78359 and 78373 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78359 and 78373, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78359,78373) = 1
LCM(78359,78373) = ( 78359 × 78373) / 1
LCM(78359,78373) = 6141229907 / 1
LCM(78359,78373) = 6141229907

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78359 and 78373 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78359 and 78373. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78359 and 78373.

Prime Factorization of 78359

Prime Factorization of 78373

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78359 and 78373.

LCM(78359,78373) = 127¹ × 617¹ × 181¹ × 433¹
LCM(78359,78373) = 6141229907