What is the Least Common Multiple of 78380 and 78395?

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 78380 and 78395 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78380 and 78395, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78380,78395) = 5
LCM(78380,78395) = ( 78380 × 78395) / 5
LCM(78380,78395) = 6144600100 / 5
LCM(78380,78395) = 1228920020

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78380 and 78395 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78380 and 78395. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78380 and 78395.

Prime Factorization of 78380

Prime Factorization of 78395

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78380 and 78395.

LCM(78380,78395) = 2² × 5¹ × 3919¹ × 15679¹
LCM(78380,78395) = 1228920020