What is the Least Common Multiple of 78404 and 78410?

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 78404 and 78410 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78404 and 78410, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78404,78410) = 2
LCM(78404,78410) = ( 78404 × 78410) / 2
LCM(78404,78410) = 6147657640 / 2
LCM(78404,78410) = 3073828820

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78404 and 78410 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78404 and 78410. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78404 and 78410.

Prime Factorization of 78404

Prime Factorization of 78410

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78404 and 78410.

LCM(78404,78410) = 2² × 17¹ × 1153¹ × 5¹ × 7841¹
LCM(78404,78410) = 3073828820