What is the Least Common Multiple of 78359 and 78379?

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 78379 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 78379, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78359,78379) = 1
LCM(78359,78379) = ( 78359 × 78379) / 1
LCM(78359,78379) = 6141700061 / 1
LCM(78359,78379) = 6141700061

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78359 and 78379 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78359 and 78379. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78359 and 78379.

Prime Factorization of 78359

Prime Factorization of 78379

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78359 and 78379.

LCM(78359,78379) = 127¹ × 617¹ × 7¹ × 11197¹
LCM(78359,78379) = 6141700061