What is the Least Common Multiple of 78395 and 78400?

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 78395 and 78400 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78395 and 78400, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78395,78400) = 5
LCM(78395,78400) = ( 78395 × 78400) / 5
LCM(78395,78400) = 6146168000 / 5
LCM(78395,78400) = 1229233600

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78395 and 78400 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78395 and 78400. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78395 and 78400.

Prime Factorization of 78395

Prime Factorization of 78400

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78395 and 78400.

LCM(78395,78400) = 5² × 15679¹ × 2⁶ × 7²
LCM(78395,78400) = 1229233600