What is the Least Common Multiple of 78426 and 78441?

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 78426 and 78441 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78426 and 78441, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78426,78441) = 3
LCM(78426,78441) = ( 78426 × 78441) / 3
LCM(78426,78441) = 6151813866 / 3
LCM(78426,78441) = 2050604622

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78426 and 78441 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78426 and 78441. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78426 and 78441.

Prime Factorization of 78426

Prime Factorization of 78441

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78426 and 78441.

LCM(78426,78441) = 2¹ × 3² × 4357¹ × 11¹ × 2377¹
LCM(78426,78441) = 2050604622