What is the Least Common Multiple of 78452 and 78464?

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 78452 and 78464 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78452 and 78464, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78452,78464) = 4
LCM(78452,78464) = ( 78452 × 78464) / 4
LCM(78452,78464) = 6155657728 / 4
LCM(78452,78464) = 1538914432

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78452 and 78464 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78452 and 78464. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78452 and 78464.

Prime Factorization of 78452

Prime Factorization of 78464

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78452 and 78464.

LCM(78452,78464) = 2⁷ × 11¹ × 1783¹ × 613¹
LCM(78452,78464) = 1538914432