What is the Least Common Multiple of 78406 and 78424?

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 78406 and 78424 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78406 and 78424, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78406,78424) = 2
LCM(78406,78424) = ( 78406 × 78424) / 2
LCM(78406,78424) = 6148912144 / 2
LCM(78406,78424) = 3074456072

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78406 and 78424 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78406 and 78424. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78406 and 78424.

Prime Factorization of 78406

Prime Factorization of 78424

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78406 and 78424.

LCM(78406,78424) = 2³ × 197¹ × 199¹ × 9803¹
LCM(78406,78424) = 3074456072