What is the Least Common Multiple of 78430 and 78437?

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 78430 and 78437 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78430 and 78437, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78430,78437) = 1
LCM(78430,78437) = ( 78430 × 78437) / 1
LCM(78430,78437) = 6151813910 / 1
LCM(78430,78437) = 6151813910

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78430 and 78437 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78430 and 78437. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78430 and 78437.

Prime Factorization of 78430

Prime Factorization of 78437

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78430 and 78437.

LCM(78430,78437) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 23¹ × 31¹ × 78437¹
LCM(78430,78437) = 6151813910