What is the Least Common Multiple of 78491 and 78501?

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 78491 and 78501 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78491 and 78501, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78491,78501) = 1
LCM(78491,78501) = ( 78491 × 78501) / 1
LCM(78491,78501) = 6161621991 / 1
LCM(78491,78501) = 6161621991

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78491 and 78501 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78491 and 78501. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78491 and 78501.

Prime Factorization of 78491

Prime Factorization of 78501

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78491 and 78501.

LCM(78491,78501) = 7¹ × 11213¹ × 3¹ × 137¹ × 191¹
LCM(78491,78501) = 6161621991