What is the Least Common Multiple of 78363 and 78369?

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 78363 and 78369 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78363 and 78369, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78363,78369) = 3
LCM(78363,78369) = ( 78363 × 78369) / 3
LCM(78363,78369) = 6141229947 / 3
LCM(78363,78369) = 2047076649

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78363 and 78369 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78363 and 78369. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78363 and 78369.

Prime Factorization of 78363

Prime Factorization of 78369

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78363 and 78369.

LCM(78363,78369) = 3² × 8707¹ × 151¹ × 173¹
LCM(78363,78369) = 2047076649