What is the Least Common Multiple of 78376 and 78392?

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 78376 and 78392 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78376 and 78392, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78376,78392) = 8
LCM(78376,78392) = ( 78376 × 78392) / 8
LCM(78376,78392) = 6144051392 / 8
LCM(78376,78392) = 768006424

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78376 and 78392 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78376 and 78392. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78376 and 78392.

Prime Factorization of 78376

Prime Factorization of 78392

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78376 and 78392.

LCM(78376,78392) = 2³ × 97¹ × 101¹ × 41¹ × 239¹
LCM(78376,78392) = 768006424