What is the Least Common Multiple of 78374 and 78388?

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 78374 and 78388 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78374 and 78388, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78374,78388) = 2
LCM(78374,78388) = ( 78374 × 78388) / 2
LCM(78374,78388) = 6143581112 / 2
LCM(78374,78388) = 3071790556

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78374 and 78388 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78374 and 78388. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78374 and 78388.

Prime Factorization of 78374

Prime Factorization of 78388

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78374 and 78388.

LCM(78374,78388) = 2² × 149¹ × 263¹ × 19597¹
LCM(78374,78388) = 3071790556