What is the Least Common Multiple of 78403 and 78407?

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 78403 and 78407 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78403 and 78407, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78403,78407) = 1
LCM(78403,78407) = ( 78403 × 78407) / 1
LCM(78403,78407) = 6147344021 / 1
LCM(78403,78407) = 6147344021

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78403 and 78407 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78403 and 78407. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78403 and 78407.

Prime Factorization of 78403

Prime Factorization of 78407

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78403 and 78407.

LCM(78403,78407) = 13¹ × 37¹ × 163¹ × 7¹ × 23¹ × 487¹
LCM(78403,78407) = 6147344021