What is the Least Common Multiple of 78407 and 78412?

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 78407 and 78412 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78407 and 78412, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78407,78412) = 1
LCM(78407,78412) = ( 78407 × 78412) / 1
LCM(78407,78412) = 6148049684 / 1
LCM(78407,78412) = 6148049684

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78407 and 78412 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78407 and 78412. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78407 and 78412.

Prime Factorization of 78407

Prime Factorization of 78412

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78407 and 78412.

LCM(78407,78412) = 7¹ × 23¹ × 487¹ × 2² × 19603¹
LCM(78407,78412) = 6148049684