What is the Least Common Multiple of 78391 and 78401?

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 78391 and 78401 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78391 and 78401, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78391,78401) = 1
LCM(78391,78401) = ( 78391 × 78401) / 1
LCM(78391,78401) = 6145932791 / 1
LCM(78391,78401) = 6145932791

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78391 and 78401 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78391 and 78401. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78391 and 78401.

Prime Factorization of 78391

Prime Factorization of 78401

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78391 and 78401.

LCM(78391,78401) = 277¹ × 283¹ × 78401¹
LCM(78391,78401) = 6145932791